Steamer's Wake: Voyaging Down the Old Marine Highways of Puget Sound, British Columbia, and the Columbia River by Jim Faber, featuring a foreword by noted regional historian Murray Morgan, is a richly illustrated 1985 maritime history published by Enetai Press in Seattle. The book chronicles the romantic and economically vital era of paddle-wheelers and coastal steamers that dominated Pacific Northwest transportation from the mid-19th century through the 1940s. Faber meticulously details the vessels, the rugged captains, and the pivotal inland routes that connected the remote timber camps, pioneer settlements, and boomtowns along Puget Sound, the Fraser and Columbia rivers, and the coastal waters stretching up to the Klondike. Ultimately, packed with vintage photographs and engaging nautical lore, it serves as an indispensable and highly nostalgic visual record for maritime historians and enthusiasts seeking to explore the "mosquito fleet" and the historic marine highways that built the modern Northwest.

Bateaux à aubes Colombie-Britannique Histoire, Bateaux à aubes Columbia (Fleuve) Histoire, Bateaux à aubes Washington (État) Puget Sound Histoire, Bateaux à vapeur Colombie-Britannique Histoire, Bateaux à vapeur Oregon Histoire, Bateaux à vapeur Washington (État) Histoire, British Columbia, History, Inland navigation British Columbia Histor

Foreword / Murray Morgan Preface Prologue: the Tacoma: World-class loser Rivers of gold and a sound of steamers Trivial pursuits and other steamer getaways Epilogue: the course ahead Appendix: Racing, gold, fires, and other dramas

Includes index

Includes index