Portland's Lost Waterfront - Tall Ships, Steam Mills and Sailors' Boardinghouses (Paperback)

Today, Portland, Oregon, is a city of majestic bridges crisscrossing the deep swath of the Willamette River. A century ago, riverboat pilots would have witnessed a flurry of stevedores and longshoremen hurrying along the wharves. Situated as the terminus of sea lanes and railroads, with easy access to the wheat fields, sawmills and dairies of the Willamette Valley, Portland quickly became a rich and powerful seaport. As the city changed, so too did the role of the sailor--once bartered by shanghai masters, later elevated to well-paid and respected mariner. Drawing on primary source material, previously unpublished photographs and thirty-three years of waterfront work, local author Barney Blalock recalls the city's vanished waterfront in these tales of sea dogs, salty days and the river's tides.

General

Imprint:	History Press (SC)
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2012
First published:	November 2012
Authors:	Barney Blalock
Dimensions:	226 x 150 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	185
ISBN-13:	978-1-60949-595-4
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	1-60949-595-0
Barcode:	9781609495954

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