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Enjoy the books about the West Coast of North America and beyond
The following list of maritime publications is provided for your enjoyment. Most of the books and items listed here are of local maritime interest or have been written by or published by Vancouver Branch members. For a complete listing of books published by members of the World Ship Society, go to worldshipsociety.org and select "Member Publications". The Society does not sell any of the publications listed on this site (except where indicated). Details of availability will be posted in the description of each listing. Any prices listed are presumed current at the time of posting, but may change without notice. To be on the safe side, check with the supplier for exact costs and whether or not prices include postage and packing.
If you have authored a book on a West Coast maritime subject, and feel it would be suitable for inclusion on this site, please e-mail the details to books to be listed and we will review the listing for a possible posting. Subject matter must be non-commercial maritime-oriented material that would appeal to the interests of local branch members. Publications from anywhere in North America will be considered.
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Sternwheels on the Yukon: How the woodburners won the North!
Author: Arthur E. Knutson,
Publication No.: v025 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 1979
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. However, copies can be obtained from Glenn Smith. Published by author. Available from Knutson Enterprises, Inc., 430 11th Avenue West, Kirkland, WA 98033, USA. Tel: (4
The wood burning sternwheelers plying the Yukon and Tanana rivers were the connecting links for people living in these remote areas. This is the story of those vessels. 5 inches x 8¼ inches. Softcover.
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THERMOPYLAE and the Age of Clippers
Author: John Crosse,
Publication No.: v028 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 1968
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Out of print. Published by Historian Publishers, Vancouver
The author, John Crosse, is a Vancouver Branch member of the WSS. This monograph celebrates the centenary of a great ship, but it is not intended as a complete study of her. 32 pages. 8½ inches x 11 inches. Soft cover.
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Those Beautiful Coastal Liners
Author: Robert D. Turner,
Publication No.: v027 ISBN: 1-55039-109-7 Publication Date: 2001
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Sono Nis Press, PO Box 5550, Stn "B", Victoria, BC V8R 6S4 Canada. Website: Sono Nis Press.
Featuring over 240 outstanding colour and black & white photographs, illustrations, and reproductions. Complete with bibliography and index. This new book presents many recollections of the 'Princesses' from travellers, and insights into the work of the Captains and crew. 160 pages. 11 inches x 9 inches, landscape format. Soft cover.
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Through a Canadian Periscope: The Story of the Canadian Submarine Service
Author: Julie H. Ferguson,
Publication No.: v002 ISBN: 1-55002-217-2 Publication Date: 1995
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Check with your local bookseller for availability and price. Or order direct from the publisher, Dundern Press Limited, 2181 Queen Street East, Ste. 301, Toronto Ontario
Through a Canadian Periscope offers a colourful and thoroughly researched account of Canada's silent service, from its unexpected inauguration in British Columbia on the first day of the Great War to its uncertain future today. This vivid account celebrates the individuals who dedicated and in some instances gave their lives to Canada's submarine service. 364 pages. 6 inches x 9 inches. Hardcover.
Author Julie Ferguson gave an interesting talk to the members of the Vancouver Branch about the creation of this publication.
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Two Barneys, The: A nostalgic memoir about two great British Columbia Seamen
Author: Norman Hacking,
Publication No.: v037 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 1984
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCEITY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Out of Print
WSS member Norman Hacking (now deceased) records memoirs of two well-known British Columbian seamen. 63 pages. 5½ inches x 8½ inches. Soft cover.
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Tying the Knot
Author: S C Heal,
Publication No.: 8039 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: late 2002
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Price CDN$29.95 + postage (+ GST in Canada). Available from: Richmond Book Services, 8415 Granville Street, Box 46, Vancouver, BC V6P 4Z9 Canada Tel: (604) 261-1695 /
This is the third in the "West Coast Maritime Series". "Tying the Knot", traces the parallel developments in the forest and marine transportation business. Where goes the forest sector, so follows the tug and barge business. The great mergers of the 60s and 70s and what followed in the towing industry in developments to provide the forest products sector with the specialist services it needed with woodchip barge transportation, pulp and paper transport and distribution. Deals in detail with M & B-Powell River, B.C. Forest-Crown Forest, Rivtow-Straits and VanTug-Island Tug.
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Union Steamships Remembered: 1920-1958
Author: A.M. Twigg,
Publication No.: 8003 ISBN: 1-55056-516-8 Publication Date: 1997
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Self published by the author (who has now passed away). Some copies are still available from maritime-oriented booksellers. Contact your local bookseller about local avai
The Union Steamship Company [of British Columbia] stopped at virtually every community and every inhabited cove from Vancouver to Alaska, including northern Vancouver Island and the Queen Charlottes, until December 31, 1958. The second half of the book is a lively collection of maritime memoirs and reflects the personalities and experiences of the many dedicated crewmembers. The first half of the book is entitled "Ships of the Union Steamships Fleet". Art Twigg worked in the Purser's office aboard every ship in the fleet, and brings his many experiences to life in this publication. Large format 9 inches x 11 inches, 427 pages. Countless black & white photographs and maps, etc.
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Vancouver Voyages of the Barque PAMIR, The
Author: Richard E. Wells,
Publication No.: V081 ISBN: 1-55039-029-5 Publication Date: 1992
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Published by Sono Nis Press, 1745 Blanchard Street, Victoria, BC V8W 2J8, Canada.
This book describes the three voyages that the PAMIR made to Vancouver and Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and records the careers of the tugs that towed her to and from the open ocean. This is a documentary of significant maritime events involving both Vancouver and the British Columbia towing industry. 8½ inches x 8 inches. 137 pages. Soft cover.
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Vancouver's Undersea Heritage: Shipwrecks and Submerged Cultural Sites in Burrard Inlet and Howe Sound
Author: David L. Stone, UASBC
Publication No.: v016 ISBN: 0-9695010-2-1 Publication Date: 1994
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Copies can be purchased from the Vancouver Maritime Museum Gift Shop, 1905 Ogden Avenue, Vancouver, BC V6J 1A3.
Another in a series of publications by the Underwater Archaeological Society of British Columbia, this one covering local areas of Vancouver Harbour and nearby Howe Sound. 71 pages. 8½ inches x 11 inches. Softcover.
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Versatile Pacific Shipyards Inc. (Fonds 27)
Author: Christina Andrews, Earnshaw Earnshaw, Francis Mansbridge, June Thompson
Publication No.: V071 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 1994
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION, AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Out of Print.
Fonds 27. 8½ inches x 11 inches. 94 pages. Coil bound.
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Visitor's Guide to the Welland Canal
Author: Skip Gillham,
Publication No.: v041 ISBN: ??? Publication Date: ???
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY.
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Whistle Up the Inlet: The Union Steamship Story
Author: Gerald A. Rushton,
Publication No.: v021 ISBN: 0-88894-057-2 Publication Date: 1974
OUT OF PRINT. This listing is provided only as an item of interest.
The author, Gerald Rushton (now deceased), was identified with coastal shipping in British Columbia for most of his life. He was an Honorary member of the Vancouver Branch of the WSS. This is the story of the small, hardy, red-funnelled ships of the Union Steamship Company were more than mere ships to the people of the British Columbia coast -- they weee a lifeline. 236 pages. 6 inches x 9¼ inches. Hard cover.
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World's Passenger Fleet - 1 - Volume One (video)
Author: Peter Knego,
Publication No.: 8071 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 1996
THIS IS NOT AN ITEM PUBLISHED BY OR SOLD BY THE WORLD SHIP SOCIETY. For details on purchasing, contact PK Productions at midcentury.com
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Videos can be ordered direct from P.K. Productions, 15485 Mallory Court, Moorpark, CA 93021 USA.
THIS IS VOLUME ONE of FIVE VOLUMES by WSS member Peter Knego. One hour long including fabulous footage of fifty famous liners from around the world ... from the m.v. AGEAN DOLPHIN to the m.v. WINDWARD ... From Piraeus to the Port of Los Angeles.
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World's Passenger Fleet - 2 - Volume Two (video)
Author: Peter Knego,
Publication No.: 8072 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 1998
THIS IS NOT AN ITEM PUBLISHED BY OR SOLD BY THE WORLD SHIP SOCIETY. For details on purchasing, contact PK Productions at midcentury.com
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Videos can be ordered direct from P.K. Productions, 15485 Mallory Court, Moorpark, CA 93021 USA.
THIS IS VOLUME TWO of FIVE VOLUMES by WSS member Peter Knego. One hour long including fabulous footage of fifty famous liners from around the world ... from the s.s. AMERICAN ADVENTURE to the m.v. WESTERDAM ... From Sydney to New York and Miami!
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World's Passenger Fleet - 3 - Volume Three (video)
Author: Peter Knego,
Publication No.: 8073 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 1995
THIS IS NOT AN ITEM PUBLISHED BY OR SOLD BY THE WORLD SHIP SOCIETY. For details on purchasing, contact PK Productions at midcentury.com
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Videos can be ordered direct from P.K. Productions, 15485 Mallory Court, Moorpark, CA 93021 USA.
THIS IS VOLUME THREE of FIVE VOLUMES by WSS member Peter Knego. One hour long including fabulous footage of fifty famous liners from around the world ... from the m.v. ACHILLE LAURO to the m.v. ZENITH ... From Kona to Keratsini--Ensenada to Eleusis!
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World's Passenger Fleet - 4 - Volume Four (video)
Author: Peter Knego,
Publication No.: 8074 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 1997
THIS IS NOT AN ITEM PUBLISHED BY OR SOLD BY THE WORLD SHIP SOCIETY. For details on purchasing, contact PK Productions at midcentury.com
THIS IS NOT A WORLD SHIP SOCIETY PUBLICATION AND IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM THE SOCIETY. Videos can be ordered direct from P.K. Productions, 15485 Mallory Court, Moorpark, CA 93021 USA.
THIS IS VOLUME FOUR of FIVE VOLUMES by WSS member Peter Knego. One hour long including fabulous footage of fifty famous liners from around the world ... from the m.v. AMAZING GRACE to the m.v. YU JIN XIAN ... From Shanghai to Bonaire and Buffalo!
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World's Passenger Fleet - 5 - Volume Five (video)
Author: Peter Knego,
Publication No.: 8075 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 1998
THIS IS NOT AN ITEM PUBLISHED BY OR SOLD BY THE WORLD SHIP SOCIETY. For details on purchasing, contact PK Productions at midcentury.com
THIS IS VOLUME FIVE OF FIVE VOLUMES by WSS member Peter Knego. One hour long including fabulous footage of fifty famous liners from around the world ... from the m.v. AEGEAN 1 to the m.v. WIND SPIRIT ... From Juneau to Kusadasi, Tampa, and the Ukraine!
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World's Passenger Fleet - 7 - Volume Seven (video)
Author: Peter Knego,
Publication No.: 8440 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 2003
THIS IS NOT AN ITEM PUBLISHED BY OR SOLD BY THE WORLD SHIP SOCIETY. For details on purchasing, contact PK Productions at midcentury.com
THIS IS VOLUME SEVEN. Due to the popularity of the first five volumes, Peter has embarked on additional volumes. Volume Seven, like previous volumes, is one hour in length and covers an astounding number of famous (and some not-so-famous) passenger ships.
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World's Passenger Fleet - 8 - Volume Eight (video)
Author: Peter Knego,
Publication No.: 8541 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 2005
THIS IS NOT AN ITEM PUBLISHED BY OR SOLD BY THE WORLD SHIP SOCIETY. For details on purchasing, contact PK Productions at midcentury.com
Volume Eight in this seriies carries on with another great selection of 50 famous (and some not-so-famous) passenger ships. One hour of delightful narration accompanies the exterior images of the ships selected.
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World's Passenger Fleet - 9 - Volume Nine (DVD)
Author: Peter Knego,
Publication No.: 8558 ISBN: n/a Publication Date: 2006
THIS IS NOT AN ITEM PUBLISHED BY OR SOLD BY THE WORLD SHIP SOCIETY. For details on purchasing, contact PK Productions at midcentury.com
This is the 9th in a series of videos produced by Peter Knego focusing on the World's Passenger ships, past and present. Each video/DVD includes 50 of the most interesting ships, with detailed descriptions oe each ship presented. Volume Nine is the first in the series to be produced in DVD format and features one hour of exterior footage of 50 passenger ships from around the world.
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