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Morrison, Taylor

The Coast Mappers

48 pp. | Houghton/Lorraine | March, 2004 | Trade ISBN 0-618-25408-0 $$16.00
(3) 4-6 George Davidson and colleagues from the U.S. Coast Survey began surveying the western coast of the U.S. in 1850; this book relates how they accomplished this technically and physically arduous task, impeded by rugged coastlines, difficult weather, hostile natives, and bad food. Detailed art conveys both scenery and surveying techniques particularly well; the narration begins slowly but then finds its stride. Bib., glos.
Reviewer: Frieda F. Bostian

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