Waterway: The Story of Seattle's Locks and Ship Canal

by Jennifer Ott, David B. Williams, Jennifer Ott

Why does a city surrounded by water need another waterway? Find out what drove Seattle's civic leaders to pursue the dream of a Lake Washington Ship Canal for more than sixty years and what role it has played in the region's development over the past century. Historians Jennifer Ott and David B. Williams, author of Too High and Too Steep: Reshaping Seattle's Topography, explore how industry, transportation, and the very character of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1933245433
• ISBN13: 9781933245430
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.0" x 9.9"