Captain of the Forty-Nine, Leonard White

ID: 4922 ~ Source: Image Courtesy of Lewis & Dryden's Marine History of the Pacific Northwest.
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Leonard White was one of the most accomplished steamboat captains in the Pacific Northwest. He achieved many firsts in river navigation, including being the first to pilot a steamship across the 49th parallel.

This file appears in: The Steamboat Forty-Nine

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