| Steamboats on Northwest Rivers Contributor(s): Gulick, Bill (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870044389 ISBN-13: 9780870044380 Publisher: Caxton Press OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2004 Annotation: For 100 years before the dams were built on the Columbia-Snake river system, steamboats carried cargo and people to the farthest reaches of the rivers. Where water flowed, sturdy steamboats and bold captains went-with no dams, locks, or artificial navigation aids needed. William Polk Gray piloted steamboats on wilderness rivers from southwestern Idaho to northern Alaska. Gray was one of fifty or so captains who became as famous as sports stars are today. Their names and feats were known to travelers and river dwellers, just as the distinctive tone of each boat's whistle was recognized by hero-worshiping boys who dreamed of growing up to be river captains. Bill Gulick, dean of Northwest history writers, tells the story of this colorful period in the region's history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Ships & Shipbuilding - History - History | United States - State & Local - Pacific Northwest (or, Wa) |
| Dewey: 386.224 |
| LCCN: 2003019733 |
| Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6.14" W x 9.02" (0.96 lbs) 248 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Pacific Northwest |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press" One hundred years before dams were built on the Columbia-Snake river system, steamboats carried cargo and people to the farthest reaches of those waterways. Where water flowed, sturdy boats and bold captains went - with no locks, dams, or artificial navigation aids. Bill Gulick, dean of Northwest history writers, tells the story of this colorful period in the region's history. |