<p>A history of the Port of Long Beach, Calif., from the days of Native Americans in San Pedro Bay to the present, Port Town tells the story of the men and women who took a mud flat and turned it into an economic powerhouse, one of the world's most modern ports.</p>

Port Town : How the People of Long Beach Built, Defended, and Profited from Their Harbor

George Cunningham

City of Long Beach

<p>Port Town: How the People of Long Beach Built, Defended, and Profited from Their Harbor, tells how the Port of Long Beach rose from a marshy mud flat to become an economic powerhouse, one of the greenest and most modern ports in the world. An epic tale, Port Town is filled with the true stories of the larger-than-life soldiers of fortune, land-grabbers, lovers, dreamers and builders who were inspired and bewitched by the Port of Long Beach’s mighty promise. New edition includes biographies of members of the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners, 1925-present.</p>

Port Town: How the People of Long Beach Built, Defended, and Profited From Their Harbor

History

Cunningham, George

Cunningham, Carmela

Americas

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