TY - GEN N2 - "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. AB - "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. T1 - The steamboat eraa history of Fulton's Folly on American rivers, 1807-1860 / DA - c2009. CY - Jefferson, N.C. : AU - Kotar, S. L. AU - Gessler, J. E. CN - Proquest Ebook Central CN - VM461 PB - McFarland & Co., PP - Jefferson, N.C. : PY - c2009. N1 - Description based on print version record. ID - 433399 KW - Steamboats KW - River steamers SN - 9780786456970 (electronic bk.) TI - The steamboat eraa history of Fulton's Folly on American rivers, 1807-1860 / LK - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1594635 UR - https://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/usiricelib-ebooks/detail.action?docID=1594635 ER -