About this title: In the mid-nineteenth century, little was known of the west coast and waterways. The ships that sailed those waters did so at a considerable risk, sometimes depending on only a school atlas to navigate and all too often crashing into the rocks. So the U.S. Coast Survey, whose purpose was to map every mile of American shoreline, commissioned George Davidson to chart all of the major points on the coast and all of the waterways in between. In this beautifully illustrated book, Taylor Morrison chronicles the challenges and adventures Davidson and his team faced and the methods they used to ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Books for Children
ISBN-13:9780618254088ISBN:0618254080
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Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin/Walter Lorraine Books
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780618254088ISBN:0618254080
Description: As New in As New dust jacket. 0618254080. Looks new.; 0.6 x 10.8 x 8.7 Inches; 48 pages; In the mid-nineteenth century, little was known of the west coast and waterways. The ships that sailed those waters did so at a considerable risk, sometimes depending on only a school atlas to navigate and all too often crashing into the rocks. So the U.S. Coast Survey, whose purpose was to map every mile of American shoreline, commissioned George Davidson to chart all of the major points on the coast and ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780618254088ISBN:0618254080
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Company
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780618254088ISBN:0618254080
Description: New, Publisher overstock, may have small remainder mark. Excellent condition, never read, purchased from publisher as excess inventory. read more
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