The steamboat era [electronic resource] : a history of Fulton's Folly on American rivers, 1807-1860 / S.L. Kotar and J.E. Gessler.

9780786456970 (electronic bk.)
9780786443871
0786443871

Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.

English

1 online resource (viii, 299 p.) : ill.

VM461 .K645 2009eb

"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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