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Port Cities of North America
9 Reviews
(4)
4-6
Port Cities of North America series.
Documenting the history of America's largest inland port, this book identifies commodities imported and exported via the Mississippi River, discusses the ways cargo is transported, and explains how the entire operation is overseen by public and private management groups. A final chapter introduces landmarks and tourist activities. Illustrated with color photos, the overly detailed prose seems amateurish at times. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(4)
4-6
Port Cities of North America series.
Each of these books introduces a different North American city, focusing on how its role as a port has shaped its identity. Current harbor facilities, the geography and history of the area, common imports and exports, and cultural and tourist highlights are presented in full-color and black-and-white photos and numbingly detailed prose, making the series a good source of information, if not engaging reading. All five contain pronunciation guides. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.
(4)
4-6
Port Cities of North America series.
Each of these books introduces a different North American city, focusing on how its role as a port has shaped its identity. Current harbor facilities, the geography and history of the area, common imports and exports, and cultural and tourist highlights are presented in full-color and black-and-white photos and numbingly detailed prose, making the series a good source of information, if not engaging reading. All five contain pronunciation guides. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.
(4)
4-6
Port Cities of North America series.
Each of these books introduces a different North American city, focusing on how its role as a port has shaped its identity. Current harbor facilities, the geography and history of the area, common imports and exports, and cultural and tourist highlights are presented in full-color and black-and-white photos and numbingly detailed prose, making the series a good source of information, if not engaging reading. All five contain pronunciation guides. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.
(4)
4-6
Port Cities of North America series.
Each of these books introduces a different North American city, focusing on how its role as a port has shaped its identity. Current harbor facilities, the geography and history of the area, common imports and exports, and cultural and tourist highlights are presented in full-color and black-and-white photos and numbingly detailed prose, making the series a good source of information, if not engaging reading. All five contain pronunciation guides. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.
(4)
4-6
Port Cities of North America series.
Extremely active port cities in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the United States are the focus of three books that trace the development of the ports, discuss their main exports and imports, and provide general information on shipping trade. Each volume concludes with a chapter celebrating the port city's culture. Illustrated with stock photographs in both black and white and color, the texts are dry and slow paced. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(4)
4-6
Port Cities of North America series.
Extremely active port cities in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the United States are the focus of three books that trace the development of the ports, discuss their main exports and imports, and provide general information on shipping trade. Each volume concludes with a chapter celebrating the port city's culture. Illustrated with stock photographs in both black and white and color, the texts are dry and slow paced. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta
(4)
4-6
Port Cities of North America series.
Each of these books introduces a different North American city, focusing on how its role as a port has shaped its identity. Current harbor facilities, the geography and history of the area, common imports and exports, and cultural and tourist highlights are presented in full-color and black-and-white photos and numbingly detailed prose, making the series a good source of information, if not engaging reading. All five contain pronunciation guides. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.
9 reviews
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