The docks

The docks / Bill Sharpsteen.

The Docks is an eye-opening journey into a giant madhouse of activity that few outsiders ever see: the Port of Los Angeles. In a book woven throughout with riveting novelist detail and illustrated with photographs that capture the frenetic energy of the place, Bill Sharpsteen tells the story of the...

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Main Author: Sharpsteen, Bill, 1954-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, ©2011.
Subjects:
Harbors > California > Los Angeles.
Stevedores > California > Los Angeles.
TRANSPORTATION > Ships & Shipbuilding > Pictorial.
NATURE > Environmental Conservation & Protection.
Harbors
Stevedores
California > Los Angeles
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; 1. Valet Parking; 2. A Carpet of Containers; 3. Moving Cans; 4. The Landlord; 5. The Diesel Death Zone; 6. The Union; 7. The Employers; 8. The Importer; 9. The Shipper; 10. Los Troqueros; 11. The Hold Men; 12. The Women; 13. The Clerk; 14. Security; 15. The New Normal; 16. Hawse Piper; References; Index.

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