lar
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Post by lar on Aug 18, 2012 5:51:13 GMT -8
Hi Folks,
May I ask if anyone has a recommendation for a first book that gives a good overview of Puget Sound ferries, including the current fleet, and including at least some technical detail regarding the boats themselves?
I did a quick search of the U of W library catalog and came back with 88 returns! I’ve no idea of where to start. :-)
Larry
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 5, 2012 12:36:30 GMT -8
I needed to sort out my piles of unread books, items I've accumulated in the past couple of years but not yet taken the time to read. - it was getting a bit out of control. Here is it, now in nice piles, sorted by war history, local history, travel, marine and rail.
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Post by WettCoast on Sept 6, 2012 7:25:33 GMT -8
My brother's (Mr. DOT's) retirement ships den... Here you can see about half of his book collection & about half of his unsorted ship's clothing collection. At one time or another he has read, or at least skimmed through, almost all of the books. The collection continues to slowly grow, although some of it has come north to my place.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 6, 2012 8:05:26 GMT -8
My brother's (Mr. DOT's) retirement ships den... Awesome. I like it !
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Post by piglet on Sept 6, 2012 18:02:50 GMT -8
most of the books are shelved. what more can you ask for? I think its fine.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 20, 2012 20:48:45 GMT -8
A 2 part booklet series by Art Downs, published in 1967 & 1971. Through a lack of attention to my collection of unread books, I've managed to purchase the Art Downs books 3 times now. Funny thing is, each of my 3 copies is slightly different: 1) I have the Volume 1 & Volume 2, as shown in the above photo. 2) I have the Volumes 1&2 together in 1 bound book. 3) I now have the trickily renamed "20 years later" edition, called "British Columbia - Yukon Sternwheel Days" - this is what I bought in Gibsons this week, and am reading and enjoying now. This edition was done in 1992 and has updated information, such as the 1990 Tutshi fire.
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Post by Mike on Sept 20, 2012 21:30:58 GMT -8
A 2 part booklet series by Art Downs, published in 1967 & 1971. Through a lack of attention to my collection of unread books, I've managed to purchase the Art Downs books 3 times now. Funny thing is, each of my 3 copies is slightly different: 1) I have the Volume 1 & Volume 2, as shown in the above photo. 2) I have the Volumes 1&2 together in 1 bound book. 3) I now have the trickily renamed "20 years later" edition, called "British Columbia - Yukon Sternwheel Days" - this is what I bought in Gibsons this week, and am reading and enjoying now. This edition was done in 1992 and has updated information, such as the 1990 Tutshi fire. Coincidentally, I picked up a copy of Volume 2 in Sechelt this summer.
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Sept 24, 2012 12:01:08 GMT -8
Could this be the smallest bookstore in BC? 32 Books, in the ringside market outside the Co-op on Hornby. 32 could almost refer to the square footage, although their main store is in North Vancouver, and much larger. It's not so small though that I couldn't find a copy of 'The Uchuck Years', by David Esson Young, which was mentioned and reviewed in earlier posts. I'm enjoying it so far, as Mr Young is a decent writer... some authors of books on coastal shipping are probably better as mariners.
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Sept 27, 2012 10:58:11 GMT -8
I just noticed this, but allow to make this disclaimer: Flugel, you are out of control! I needed to sort out my piles of unread books, items I've accumulated in the past couple of years but not yet taken the time to read. - it was getting a bit out of control. Here is it, now in nice piles, sorted by war history, local history, travel, marine and rail.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Sept 27, 2012 11:28:22 GMT -8
I've got a spare copy of Gerald Rushton's "Whistle up the Inlet" book on Union Steamships. - it's a good hardcover copy, but no dust jacket.
If anyone would like it, let me know and I'll gladly mail it to you, "no charge, no catch".
=-==============
late update: (someone's spoken up for it, so it's now taken)
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Post by mrdot on Sept 27, 2012 14:59:24 GMT -8
:)you want to see what out of control is like, my brother WCK took a pic. and it's been posted! that being said, I am all the time refering to items I see on line, and going to my vast hard copy library! mrdot.
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Post by Chris City on Jan 11, 2013 14:54:21 GMT -8
At lunch today I noticed at Russel's Books in Victoria they had the Gary Bannerman Ships of British Columbia book in hard cover for $9.99, if anybody is interested.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jul 12, 2013 16:31:20 GMT -8
As I prepare some items for taking on an upcoming vacation trip, I went to my "book pile" in a corner of my living room, and choose 2 books from the large pile of unread books.
- George Musk's Canadian Pacific. I'm finally getting around to reading this book (which was highly recommended by Mr. DOT).
- White Slaves of Maquinna. The story of a sailor from the BOSTON ship who spent 3 years in captivity in Nootka Sound area. (I hope to be in that area, sometime later in July, so the book is relevant for my vacation).
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mrdot
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Post by mrdot on Jul 12, 2013 19:05:39 GMT -8
:)on the subject of george musk's canadian pacific, that is one of the best books in this 'marine locker' that is my retirement den! :)mrdot.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Aug 27, 2013 18:50:11 GMT -8
I am reading a book on CP steamship cruises in the 1920s and 1930s. The book, "See This World Before the Next - Cruising with CPR Steamships in the Twenties and Thirties" was written by David Laurence Jones and published in 2004.
Mr. Jones is (or was) Manager of Internal Communications with CPR, and worked for 14 years in the company's corporate archives department.
I own another book of his, "Famous Name Trains." He also wrote "Tales of the CPR."
This cruise ship book is about the travels of CP's Atlantic liners used for Mediterranean and round-the-world cruises. It gives a glimpse of that upper class travel life, expecially during the hungry 30s. In my reading, this book follows George Musk's "Canadian Pacific" which sparked my interest for this CPR cruise ship topic. I finished reading Mr. Musk's fine book when I was vacationing on Quadra Island in July and then I found this David Jones book at the Book Bonanza store on Quadra Island on the last day of our trip.
CP has (or had) employees who work in an historical archives department. What a concept...
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Post by Blisswood on Aug 29, 2013 18:26:54 GMT -8
At lunch today I noticed at Russel's Books in Victoria they had the Gary Bannerman Ships of British Columbia book in hard cover for $9.99, if anybody is interested. I remember my Mom giving me this book for Christmas 1985. I've always kept it in good condition (even added a library-type plastic cover over the dust jacket), but the binding seems a bit "iffy" after 28 years. Has this happened to anyone else's book?
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on Sept 17, 2013 15:37:11 GMT -8
At lunch today I noticed at Russel's Books in Victoria they had the Gary Bannerman Ships of British Columbia book in hard cover for $9.99, if anybody is interested. I remember my Mom giving me this book for Christmas 1985. I've always kept it in good condition (even added a library-type plastic cover over the dust jacket), but the binding seems a bit "iffy" after 28 years. Has this happened to anyone else's book?
Two (2) copies of Ships of British Columbia in soft cover were at the Bookman in Chilliwack, yesterday for $10.00 each. I was tempted, but I already have 2 copies, and I like my soft cover copy with the bent cover. I bought "Victoria's Streetcar Era" instead, also $10.00 and a seemingly a bit more elusive than the Bannerman book.
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Post by Chris City on Jan 23, 2014 22:17:54 GMT -8
Hey guys, I'll be in Vancouver next week and I was wondering which bookstores are the best for nautical themed books. I'm mainly looking for any of SC Heals books but I'll get anything that looks interesting. I checked Lawrence Books a couple weeks ago and didn't find what I was looking for. I'm going to try Criterion Books but their prices look a little high. Any help greatly appreciated!
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Mill Bay
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Post by Mill Bay on May 12, 2014 7:22:14 GMT -8
One that I saw in a used bookstore, but did not buy. I just browsed through.
"Ferryboats on the Columbia River, including the bridges and dams" by Robert H. Ruby and John A. Brown. Published 1974 by Superior Pub. Co. in Seattle . Written in English.
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Jun 12, 2014 21:13:27 GMT -8
I heartily recommend a book I'm in the midst of now, by Rose George, an English journalist and author who has written for the New York Times, The Guardian, and Scientific American, among others. It's called Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside shipping, the invisible industry that puts clothes on your back, gas in your car, and food on your plate.
(Titles just seem to get longer and longer these days.)
Chances are, just about everything you own, from your potato peeler to your bedroom suite comes over on massive container ships, but if you're anything like me, you know very little about this industry. The author ships out on the Maersk Kendal on its regular run from Felixstowe to Singapore, writing about life on board and interspersing it with an examination of shipping in general. The characters on board, labour conditions, maritime traditions, sanitation, stowaways, piracy, the shadowy web of ownership of vessels, flags of convenience, the observance or lack thereof of regulations... it's all covered, and much more, at times in a somewhat scattergun approach, although that perhaps works in the book's favour in a world that sometimes likes it's information in quick doses. What happens when a vessel loaded with 10.000 head of cattle goes down on a voyage from South America to the middle east? She tells the story, in fairly compelling terms.
A few factual lapses that ship nerds might catch, but nothing major. A worthwhile education about a massive industry that usually escapes scrutiny.
$32 hardback, Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt New York.
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Post by coast7775 on Jun 15, 2014 14:22:21 GMT -8
A new book (June 2014) by Frank Clapp is “ Ships of British Columbia Waters,” 389 pages with several hundred photos. Available from Bolen Books in Victoria link(250) 595-4232.
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Post by Low Light Mike on Jun 15, 2014 16:05:03 GMT -8
A new book (June 2014) by Frank Clapp is “ Ships of British Columbia Waters,” 389 pages with several hundred photos. Available from Bolen Books in Victoria link(250) 595-4232. Does anyone want to suggest (or teach us) where the cover-photo location is? I'd love to know and learn.
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Post by coast7775 on Jun 15, 2014 20:25:44 GMT -8
Cover image Ships of British Columbia Waters: Powell River, September 1934. Left to right, ships are Point Lobos, Indien, Texada, Border King, and Union Steamships' Lady Evelyn departing for Vancouver.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 15, 2014 21:44:49 GMT -8
I heartily recommend a book I'm in the midst of now, by Rose George, an English journalist and author who has written for the New York Times, The Guardian, and Scientific American, among others. It's called Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside shipping, the invisible industry that puts clothes on your back, gas in your car, and food on your plate.
(Titles just seem to get longer and longer these days.)
Chances are, just about everything you own, from your potato peeler to your bedroom suite comes over on massive container ships, but if you're anything like me, you know very little about this industry. The author ships out on the Maersk Kendal on its regular run from Felixstowe to Singapore, writing about life on board and interspersing it with an examination of shipping in general. The characters on board, labour conditions, maritime traditions, sanitation, stowaways, piracy, the shadowy web of ownership of vessels, flags of convenience, the observance or lack thereof of regulations... it's all covered, and much more, at times in a somewhat scattergun approach, although that perhaps works in the book's favour in a world that sometimes likes it's information in quick doses. What happens when a vessel loaded with 10.000 head of cattle goes down on a voyage from South America to the middle east? She tells the story, in fairly compelling terms.
A few factual lapses that ship nerds might catch, but nothing major. A worthwhile education about a massive industry that usually escapes scrutiny.
$32 hardback, Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt New York. Where did you find the book? As a future officer cadet speaking here, this one sounds intriguing.
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Neil
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Post by Neil on Jun 16, 2014 11:04:24 GMT -8
I heartily recommend a book I'm in the midst of now, by Rose George, an English journalist and author who has written for the New York Times, The Guardian, and Scientific American, among others. It's called Ninety Percent of Everything: Inside shipping, the invisible industry that puts clothes on your back, gas in your car, and food on your plate.
(Titles just seem to get longer and longer these days.)
Chances are, just about everything you own, from your potato peeler to your bedroom suite comes over on massive container ships, but if you're anything like me, you know very little about this industry. The author ships out on the Maersk Kendal on its regular run from Felixstowe to Singapore, writing about life on board and interspersing it with an examination of shipping in general. The characters on board, labour conditions, maritime traditions, sanitation, stowaways, piracy, the shadowy web of ownership of vessels, flags of convenience, the observance or lack thereof of regulations... it's all covered, and much more, at times in a somewhat scattergun approach, although that perhaps works in the book's favour in a world that sometimes likes it's information in quick doses. What happens when a vessel loaded with 10.000 head of cattle goes down on a voyage from South America to the middle east? She tells the story, in fairly compelling terms.
A few factual lapses that ship nerds might catch, but nothing major. A worthwhile education about a massive industry that usually escapes scrutiny.
$32 hardback, Metropolitan Books/ Henry Holt New York. Where did you find the book? As a future officer cadet speaking here, this one sounds intriguing. 32 Books, here on Hornby. If a teeny store like that carries it, it shouldn't be hard to find.
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