World's Most Dangerous. A History of the Columbia River Bar; its pilots and their equipment
by Haglund, Michael E
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very good +
- ISBN 10
- 0970444494
- ISBN 13
- 9780970444493
- Seller
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About This Item
Astoria, Oregon: Colombia River Maritime Museum, 2011. Edition Not Stated (Assume First). Stiff wraps. Very good +. 4to. 114 pages, illustrations by Eric Baker. Roster of bar pilots, index, 2 large fold-out illustrations. -- Light wear to the extremities. -- No other notable defects. "This book definitively establishes the Columbia River Bar as the world's "most dangerous" based on science: The unique geologic history of the Columbia River's relatively young mouth is what produces its unparalleled propensity to generate waves that can topple the world's largest ships. In all the world, there is no place where it is more critical to have a pilot."-rear cover.
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- Bookseller
- Lonesome Water Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 9497
- Title
- World's Most Dangerous. A History of the Columbia River Bar; its pilots and their equipment
- Author
- Haglund, Michael E
- Format/Binding
- Stiff wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good +
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Edition Not Stated (Assume First)
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0970444494
- ISBN 13
- 9780970444493
- Publisher
- Colombia River Maritime Museum
- Place of Publication
- Astoria, Oregon
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- Modern Books, Nonfiction, Western Americana, Columbia River, Pilots, geology, Pacific Northwest
- Bookseller catalogs
- Western Americana;
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