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Here is the intriguing account of the little ships with the huge deck- loads of lumber that plied the California, Oregon, and Washington coasts, and of the men who operated and sailed them.
It is the story of the lumber country, "Paul Bunyan's Country"; of the Mendocino dog-holes, the open coves where the ships were loaded from wire chutes; of the cargoes, the wrecks, the tycoons, the famous old skippers – Hog Aleck, Flatfoot Hanson, Caspar Charlie, Midnight Olsen, and many others.
Many of the anecdotes which heretofore have been preserved only in the memories of the individuals concerned are recorded here. The shipping pages of newspapers and the records of the old companies were rich sources of information.
The color and personality of the men and ships that brought the lumber to the cities of California have been captured by the authors in Ships of the Redwood Coast.
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