The steamboat era [electronic resource] : a history of Fulton's Folly on American rivers, 1807-1860 / S.L. Kotar and J.E. Gessler.
2009
VM461 .K645 2009eb
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The steamboat era [electronic resource] : a history of Fulton's Folly on American rivers, 1807-1860 / S.L. Kotar and J.E. Gessler.
Author
Kotar, S. L.
ISBN
9780786456970 (electronic bk.)
9780786443871
0786443871
9780786443871
0786443871
Publication Details
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (viii, 299 p.) : ill.
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VM461 .K645 2009eb
Summary
"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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Gessler, J. E.
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Steamboat era.
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