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This chronicle of coastal shipping in the western United States forms an important but hitherto neglected part of the history of transportation in America. From the beginning the seaways were a vital link among the developing West Coast settlements, and even after the completion of a north-south rail line sturdy steamers continued to serve as the major carriers of freight and passengers along the Pacific Coast and as the chief economic and cultural contact of this region with the rest of America.
Here, Giles T. Brown surveys this transportation system at the height of its activity and in particular he traces the history of the Admiral Line which dominated West Coast shipping during the early decades of the twentieth century—and whose decline mirrored that of the industry.
Giles T. Brown is professor emeritus of history at California State University, Fullerton.
Publication Date
1966
Publisher
The University Press of Kentucky
Place of Publication
Lexington, KY
ISBN
9780813151519
eISBN
9780813162256
Keywords
Shipping, Pacific coast, Transportation, Admiral Line
Disciplines
United States History
Recommended Citation
Brown, Giles T., "Ships That Sail No More: Marine Transportation from San Diego to Puget Sound 1910–1940" (1966). United States History. 52.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_united_states_history/52
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