Kalakala: Magnificent Vision Recaptured

By Steven J. Russell

Book by Russell, Steven J. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 193080900X
• ISBN13: 9781930809000
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Puget Sound Pr
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.5" x 1.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Magnificent Vision

This book is meticulously researched and indulges the maritime history buff with accurate detail. Steve Russell also presents the history of the times surrounding Kalakala's reign as Seattle's icon. Interesting anecdotes and crisp archival photos bring the past alive for all of us. The striking black and white cover with the stylized artistic rendition of the Kalakala on the front invites everyone to open the book and enjoy the spirit of the classic streamlined ferry. You can't go wrong with this purchase.

A must-buy for every Puget Sounder!

The KALAKALA's story is an incredible journey - and this book captures it all! It sweeps you from the turn of the last century, into the depths of the Great Depression where a Puget Sound entrepreneur sought to create the world's first streamlined ferry as a way to lift the spirits of the community - and to make a bold statement for capitalism at a time when many questioned its longevity. The KALAKALA was THE icon of Seattle and Puget Sound for much of the 20th century - only to be abandoned and forgotten on a beach in Alaska in the 1970s. That is, until a sculptor, Peter Bevis laid eyes on her and spent the next 14 years of his life struggling to refloat her and return her home. This book is a Puget Sound classic - filled with beautiful photos of yesteryear. It tells an inspiring tale of one man risking all to create this ship in the 1930s, and another man, sixty years later, risking all to save her. No Seattle home library is complete without this magnificent volume.