ISBN10: 0845347926, ISBN13: 9780845347928, [publisher: Cornwall Books] Hardcover THE STORY OF STEAM NAVIGATION FROM THE PACIFIC COAST OF NORTH AMERICA TO THE FAR EAST AND THE ANTIPODES, 1867-1941. Book has 272 pages in a tight binding that has no edgewear. Both book and jacket are in close to like-new condition. The maps on the end pages illustrate the principal routes. The story starts in San Francisco and follows th;e growth and demise of competing lines over the next seventy years. This is the first comprehensive account of the steamships that crossed the Pacific.
[Norton, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]