Search -
Pacific Square-Riggers: Pictorial History of the Great Windships of Yesteryear
Pacific Square-Riggers Pictorial History of the Great Windships of Yesteryear Author:Jim Gibbs From 1900 to the end of the sailing ship era, West Coast shipping companies became the predominant owners of the last breed of sailing ships, the square riggers. Most of these ships were built elsewhere, but became a representative part of Pacific commerce, basing their operations at west coast ports from California to British Columbia. Included... more » is a detailed insight into the sailing ships known as the Lord Templeton, Somali, and Glenesslin.« less