The unforgiving coast
Subtitle: maritime disasters of the Pacific Northwest
By: David H. Grover.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Oregon State University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Corvallis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Shipwrecks -- Northwest Coast of North America -- History -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204).
Table of contents: title: Maritime disasters: events and milieus; title: Fire at sea: the Queen; title: The Valencia: disaster on many fronts; title: Rosecrans: born to lose; title: The Mimi: salvage can be dangerous; title: The mystery of the Francis H. Leggett; title: Santa Clara: a beach too crowded; title: J.A. Chanslor: tanker in trouble; title: The South Coast: vanished ship, vanished era; title: The Iowa: crossing the bar.