"First-hand accounts of steamboat accidents, races, business records and river improvements are collected here to reveal the culture and economy of the early to mid-1800s, as well as the daily routines of crew and passengers. A glossary of steamboat terms and a collection of contemporary accounts of accidents round out this history of the riverboat era"--Provided by publisher


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    Title :

    The steamboat era : a history of Fulton's folly on American rivers, 1807-1860



    Publication date :

    2009


    Size :

    299 S.



    Type of media :

    Book


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English



    Classification :

    DDC:    386.22436
    RVK:    ZO 6020