Steamboats on the Western Rivers

An Economic and Technological History

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding, History
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Author: Louis C. Hunter ISBN: 9780486157788
Publisher: Dover Publications Publication: April 30, 2012
Imprint: Dover Publications Language: English
Author: Louis C. Hunter
ISBN: 9780486157788
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication: April 30, 2012
Imprint: Dover Publications
Language: English

Definitive account covers every aspect of steamboat's development: its construction, equipment and operation; the organization and conduct of steamboat transportation as a business enterprise; the hazards and amenities of shipboard life; steamboat races on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; collisions, explosions and fires; the rise of competition; the ultimate decline, and much more.

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Definitive account covers every aspect of steamboat's development: its construction, equipment and operation; the organization and conduct of steamboat transportation as a business enterprise; the hazards and amenities of shipboard life; steamboat races on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; collisions, explosions and fires; the rise of competition; the ultimate decline, and much more.

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