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Books : Ferries of Puget Sound (WA) (Images of America)In association with Amazon.com List Price: $19.99 Amazon.com's Price: $14.99 You Save: $5.00 (25%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 979 EAN: 9780738530871 ISBN: 0738530875 Label: Arcadia Publishing Manufacturer: Arcadia Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 128 Publication Date: May 15, 2006 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing Release Date: May 10, 2006 Studio: Arcadia Publishing Sales Rank: 687454 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Ferryboats have been a way of life on Puget Sound since settlers first arrived there. From the wooden Mosquito Fleet to the sleek art deco Kalakala, the ferries of Puget Sound serve as a cultural icon to visitors and locals alike. Running from Point Defiance to Sidney, British Columbia, the Washington State ferry system is the single largest tourist attraction in the state, with 28 routes and 23 million riders annually. Names like Vashon, Kalakala, and Chetzemoka still resonate with fondness and nostalgia long after they have gone, while ships built the year Lindberg flew solo across the Atlantic will soon be pensioned off and pass into the “Ghost Fleet.” In this volume, travelers are invited to look back to the past and bid Puget Sound’s “ancient mariners” a fond farewell. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Well ResearchedI bought this book for my parents who are boaters and natives of Whidbey Island. They love it. It is incredibly well researched and very well organized. Excellent book for anyone fascinated with transportation on Puget Sound. The best part is that it tells you what happened to the ferries you remember from the past with lots of photos of derelict vessels. Rating: - GREAT Book!The pictures are amazing. I love this book. Keep it on my boat, and people love to look through it. Rating:  - A 'Must Have' for area armchair or serious historiansI have no problems with this work; a few of us 'older generation' can remem seeing or perhaps riding on these ferries 'in our youth', haha. this is a terrific book that is an important addition to the collection of any historian of P.S. / PNW past. Browse for similar items by category:
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