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) and index.
Table of contents: value: Maritime disasters: events and milieus; value: Fire at sea: the Queen; value: The Valencia: disaster on many fronts; value: Rosecrans: born to lose; value: The Mimi: salvage can be dangerous; value: The mystery of the Francis H. Leggett; value: Santa Clara: a beach too crowded; value: J.A. Chanslor: tanker in trouble; value: The South Coast: vanished ship, vanished era; value: The Iowa: crossing the bar.