Described as a "forest of masts," San Francisco's Gold Rush waterfront was a floating economy of ships and wharves, where a dazzling array of global goods was traded and transported. Drawing on excavations in buried ships and collapsed buildings from this period, James P.
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Described as a "forest of masts," San Francisco's Gold Rush waterfront was a floating economy of ships and wharves, where a dazzling array of global goods was traded and transported. Drawing on excavations in buried ships and collapsed buildings from this period, James P.
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Fine. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Tables, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Some underlining pg 1 through pg 32. Rest is clean. Frontispiece cutout.....who knows why. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 238 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Tables, black & white. Audience: General/trade.
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Fine in Very Good jacket. Book First edition. Pp. xiv, 238 plus 33 diagrams, maps and photographs. Appendices, bibliography, index. Tan cloth, gilt. A very fine copy with pictorial dust jacket. Spine of jacket faded. Drawing on excavations of buried ships and collapsed buildings from the Gold Rush period, the author recreates San Francisco's unique maritime landscape, shedding new light on the city's remarkable rise from a small village to a boomtown of thousands in the three short years, 1848 to 1851. "Delgado, a versatile maritime historian, is a remarkable authority on the San Francisco waterfront..." (Bob Chandler).
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Fine. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 256 p. Contains: Illustrations, black & white, Tables, black & white. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
