Graveyard of the Pacific by Randall Sullivan (Hardback Book)

Graveyard of the Pacific by Randall Sullivan (Hardback Book)

Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press

A vivid portrait of the Columbia River Bar that combines maritime history, adventure journalism, and memoir, bringing alive the history\u2014and present\u2014of one of the most notorious stretches of water in the world\nOff the coast of Oregon, the Columbia River flows into the Pacific Ocean and forms the Columbia River Bar: a watery collision so turbulent and deadly that it\u2019s nicknamed the Graveyard of the Pacific.\nTwo thousand ships have been wrecked on the bar since the first European ship dared to try to cross it in the late 18thcentury. For decades ships continued to make the bar crossing with great peril, first with native guides and later with opportunistic newcomers, as Europeans settled in Washington and Oregon, displacing the natives and transforming the river into the hub of a booming\n\nGraveyard of the Pacific\nShipwreck and Survival on America's Deadliest Waterway\nFree UK delivery on this item.\n\nThis brand new item is available with free UK delivery using Royal;

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