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Rising Tides and Tailwinds

The Story of the Port of Seattle, 1911-2011

Автор: Kit Oldham, Peter Blecha

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Издател: University of Washington Press

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A century ago Seattle was held hostage by its own waterfront. Competing railroad companies built a c...

Информация за книгата

Автор

Kit Oldham, Peter Blecha

Език

Английски език

Корици

Книга - С твърди корици

Издадена

2011

страници

128

EAN

9780295991313

ISBN

0295991313

Enbook ID

04874962

Издател

University of Washington Press

Теглоt

885

Размери

254 x 254 x 18

Пълно описание

A century ago Seattle was held hostage by its own waterfront. Competing railroad companies built a chaotic sprawl of railroad lines, docks, and warehouses along the shoreline of the great natural harbor of Elliott Bay, creating conditions so bad that visionary civic planner Virgil Bogue called the harbor side "a blot on the city and a menace to the lives of its people." After many years of unproductive bickering and lawsuits, the Port District Act was passed making the Port of Seattle the first public port formed under legislation. The newly public port proved its worth during World War I, when it briefly became the second busiest in the country. In succeeding decades, the Port excelled in projects that would have been nearly impossible for private companies; it met the challenges of the Depression, founded Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, helped revolutionize containerized cargo, and generated tens of thousands of jobs. Entering its second century, the Port is a recognized leader in environmental restoration, sustainable aviation, and shipping practices. Kit Oldham is a historian at HistoryLink.org and co-author of Moving Washington Timeline: The First Century of the Washington State Department of Transportation, 1905-2005. Peter Blecha is the author of six books and a historian and editor at HistoryLink.org.