Library Record
Metadata
Author |
Turner, Robert D. |
Title |
Sternwheelers and steam tugs; an illustrated history of the Canadian Pacific Railway's British Columbia Lake and River Service |
Call# |
386.22TURii |
Date |
1984 |
Publisher |
Sono Nis Press |
Subjects |
Paddlewheel steamers--British Columbia--History Steam navigation --B.C.--History Canadian Pacific Railway Company--History |
Summary |
"The sternwheeled steamboat... was uniquely capable of navigating the formidable, swift-flowing, often treacherous rivers of western North America....In British Columbia, these vessels provided what was often the first reliable, reasonably economical transportation, within large parts of the province. In a very direct way, they made settlement, agriculture and industry possible in areas that otherwise would have been virtually inaccessible." |
Physical Description |
280 p. : ill., maps; 28.5X2.5 cm. |
Year Range from |
1880 |
Year Range to |
1973 |