Description: Up for sale is a 1959 1st Edition/1st Printing copy of "COASTAL EXPLORATION OF WASHINGTON" by Robert Ballard Whitebrook.For centuries man sought by sea to conquer the world, as he is today conquering it by air. Sails were the wings of yesterday which travelers hoped would carry them through a waterway across the American continent to the western sea. Men dreamed of a Strait of Anian or a Northwest Passage which would shorten the long arduous voyage from Europe to the East. The story of this search for the Northwest Passage Mr. Whitebrook tells with great interest, relating to it the chronology of maritime history back through the Renaissance and the Middle Ages to the classic period of Greece. Another major contribution is the locating, for the first time, of the various landings made on the west coast of Washington and in Puget Sound by the Spanish and English explorers. Thirteen pages of modern charts show these historic places in accurate detail, thus creating interest not only for the professional historian, but for the thousands of boat owners in the Puget Sound area, who may now trace the courses of Quimper, Eliza, and Vancouver on their own charts. In the concluding chapter the author relates what he believes to be the salient social and economic forces which were left as the heritage to the New World from two of the great nations who originally explored it.This book is in very good condition. Rubbing/chipping/shelf wear to the jacket around the edges, corners and at the top/bottom of the spine panel with a couple of areas of larger jacket loss. Rubbing/soiling/shelf wear to the front/rear jacket panels as well as along the spine panel. Boards are straight and clean with four good corners as well as some shelf wear along the edges and corners. The spine and pages are very tight. Previous owners name written on the first free endpaper. There are no other marks, tears, bookplates or writing in this book. Please review all photos for your best idea of the condition of this book. Shipping on this item will be $4.00.Thank you for looking.
Price: 25 USD
Location: Orting, Washington
End Time: 2024-12-10T20:45:53.000Z
Shipping Cost: 4 USD
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Year Printed: 1959
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Historical
Binding: Hardcover
Region: North America
Author: Robert Ballard Whitebrook
Subject: Washington Exploration
Language: English
Publisher: Pacific Books
Place of Publication: California
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket
