Oregon Shipwrecks

by Don Marshall

From pathos to humor Marshall chronicles numerous untold stories of Oregon's seafaring days. Over two hundred years of ship disasters, cargo, passenger, steam and sail wrecked along the rugged Northwest coast. Stern and side wheelers left their bones in Oregon's mighty rivers in company with earlier fur traders, scows, and bateaux's. Read of the world's oldest continuous shipping line, the Spanish trade route from Manila. Does one of those rich galleons lie off shore of Manzanita Beach? He gives and in-depth study, stripping legend from fact in the greatest mystery of all, Oregon's famous "Beeswax ship." Ride the waves on steamers, schooners and square riggers, feel the gut-ripping horror of passengers, crewmen and captains when they realize their ship is going on the rocks. A hundred thrilling photographs and numerous locations of wrecks add spice to this important publication. Size 8 1/2 x 11. 288 pages. 100 photographs.

Genres: History

235 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2001

Reviews

[Bonnie Morse · Rating 3 out of 5]

Three stars for the photos and factual information, minus two for constantly making up conversations between people who died or were otherwise incapable of recording their words and thoughts, and for tedious overuse of terms like "savage", "half-breed", and "redskin". I know it was the 1980s, and a lot of his fictional dialog went back another 150+ years, but dude, just say Indian sometimes.