This book traces the development of marine enterprise on the Pacific Coast from the time of the explorers to the present. It summarizes activity of the main segments of maritime industry and provides decadal data on the volume and value of local, coastal and foreign waterborne commerce. Contents: The Coast, Explorers and the Fur Trade; California: Settlement and Growth, 1850-1893; Oregon and Washington: Settlement and Growth, 1850-1893; California: Boom, Bust and War, 1894-1940; Oregon and Washington: Boom, Bust and War, 1894-1940; California: The Sea Change, 1941-1980; Oregon and Washington: The Sea Change, 1941-1980.
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James H. Hitchman is Professor of History at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.
Dr. Hitchman makes an important contribution not only to our understanding of the maritime development of the Pacific coast but also to the history of the region.>>>> (Lewis R. Fischer Alaska History)
Well-documented synthesis of materials relating to the history of America's Pacific Coast....>>>> (The Western Historical Quarterly)
James Hitchman presents a wealth of data on the value and volume of West Coast waterborne commerce.>>>> (Pacific Northwest Quarterly)
...belongs on the bookshelf of any maritime historian....>>>> (Alaska History)
A pioneering survey based on primary documentation and the best secondary sources, this book charts a new course.>>>> (Barry Gough Alaska History)
...a very useful teaching tool and an accessible data set on the maritime history of the Pacific Coast from contact to recent times. (Business History Review)
Well-documented synthesis of materials relating to the history of America's Pacific Coast.... (The Western Historical Quarterly)
James Hitchman presents a wealth of data on the value and volume of West Coast waterborne commerce. (Pacific Northwest Quarterly)
...belongs on the bookshelf of any maritime historian.... (Alaska History)
A pioneering survey based on primary documentation and the best secondary sources, this book charts a new course. (Barry Gough Alaska History)
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