Gordon R. Newell (1913–1991)
Author of Ocean Liners of the 20th Century
About the Author
Series
Works by Gordon R. Newell
Rogues, Buffoons & Statesmen: the inside story of Washington's capital city and the hilarious history of 120 years of state politics (1975) 13 copies
SOS North Pacific: Tales of shipwrecks off the Washington, British Columbia and Alaska coasts (1955) 12 copies
The Green years: The development of transportation, trade and finance in the Puget Sound region from 1886 to 1969 (1969) 11 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Newell, Gordon Roy
- Other names
- Newell, Gordon Roy
- Birthdate
- 1913-01-31
- Date of death
- 1991-02-18
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Thurston County, Washington, USA
- Associated Place (for map)
- Washington, USA
Members
Reviews
This was quite an entertaining history of Seattle through biography. I liked the way it focused on one family's experiences and actions in the making of Seattle (and throughout the first 50 years or so of its history). It's rather old-fashioned in the use of long quotes, but the quotes (from diaries and letters, mostly) are well chosen and fascinating. It's a little quaint in its glowing praise at times, but rarely too much. The only other fault is the small print.
Got this mainly because we visited it while in Honolulu. Doesn't include any of its history after 1969, obviously.
This 50 year old book provided a very nice pictorial history of ocean transportation.
This 50 year old book provided a very nice pictorial history of ocean transportation.
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Statistics
- Works
- 21
- Members
- 371
- Popularity
- #64,991
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 5
- ISBNs
- 18