The Wreck of the Steamship Pacific: The Worst Maritime Disaster of the West Coast
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On the evening of Thursday, November 4, 1875, the steamship Pacific collided with the clipper ship Orpheus off Cape Flattery in Washington. The Orpheus resumed her journey but the Pacific - old, unsafe, and dangerously overcrowded - broke up in minutes and went down, scattering hundreds of men, women, and children into the sea. Exactly how many died will never be known, but the names we know are enough to make this still the worst maritime disaster...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1533023859
ISBN13:9781533023858
Release Date:April 2016
Publisher:Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Length:78 Pages
Weight:0.26 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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