A fascinating history - with over 150 outstanding photos - of one of the West Coast's major shipbuilders, and a maritime story of imagination and success.
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A fascinating history - with over 150 outstanding photos - of one of the West Coast's major shipbuilders, and a maritime story of imagination and success.
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Add this copy of Launching History: Saga of the Burrard Dry Dock to cart. $22.99, very good condition, Sold by Russell Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Victoria, BC, CANADA, published 2002 by Harbour Publishing.
Add this copy of Launching History the Saga of the Burrard Dry Dock to cart. $24.50, very good condition, Sold by Ainsworth Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Sumas, WA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Harbour Publishing.
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Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1550172808. Previous owner's name on FFEP; A bright, solid book, DJ in Mylar; 0.9 x 11.1 x 8.4 Inches; 226 pages; When Alfred Wallace opened a shipbuilding yard at the north end of Granville Street bridge in 1894, he had little idea that the business would last nearly 100 years. Wallace Shipyards moved to North Vancouver in 1906, became Burrard Dry Dock in 1921, and Versatile Pacific in 1985, and saw changes in marine construction from wooden sailing schooners to steel icebreakers and high-tech search-and-rescue vessels. The saga of Burrard includes stories of some of the famed ships of the Union Steamship Company that opened up the BC coast; of Canada's post-World War I merchant marine fleet; of the St. Roch, the first boat to traverse the Northwest Passage in both directions and to circumnavigate North America; of the BC Ferry fleet; and of the warships and workboats that came down the ways into Burrard Inlet. It also provides a glimpse of the early years of the twentieth century on the coast, when ships were not mere transportation but also an opportunity to fuse practical workmanship with aesthetics.
Add this copy of Launching History: the Saga of the Burrard Dry Dock to cart. $29.95, like new condition, Sold by Wm Burgett Bks & Collectibles rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Diego, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by Harbour Pub Co.
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Fine. Launching History: The Saga of the Burrard Dry Dock. SIGNED by author. Large or heavy book and may require extra postage. No AMAZON international order on this title. Size: 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall.
Add this copy of Launching History: the Saga of the Burrard Dry Dock to cart. $33.00, very good condition, Sold by Hourglass Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Vancouver, BC, CANADA, published 2002 by Harbour Publishing.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Signed by Francis Mansbridge on the title page with no inscription; minor wear; otherwise a solid, clean copy with no marking or underlining; collectible condition; well illustrated with many black and white photographs.
Add this copy of Launching History: the Saga of Burrard Dry Dock to cart. $82.95, like new condition, Sold by RareNonFiction, ships from Ladysmith, BC, CANADA, published 2002 by H.P.C..
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Fine in Fine dust jacket. 1550172808. 226 pages. Abundantly illustrated with black and white photos. Footnotes, list of works cited and index. Printed upon glossy stock. "...Chronicles the absorbing saga of a bold enterprise's rise and fall."-from dust jacket. Clean, bright and unmarked with lightest wear. Appears unread. A lovely copy.; 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall; Burrard Dry Dock History North Vancouver British Columbia Shipbuilding Shipyards Business WWII.
