Author

Contributions

  • Gessler, J. E. - Contributor

Publication

2009 - McFarland & Co., Jefferson, N.C, North Carolina

Language

English

Word Count

74,750 words, Guess

Page Count

299 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100786443871
  • ISBN-139780786443871
  • Library of Congress Control Number2009027458
  • OCLC Control Number318951102
  • Better World Books9780786443871
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Classifications

  • LCCVM461 .K645 2009
  • LCCVM461.K645 2009

Description

"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.

Subjects

Topics

HistorySteamboatsRiver steamersSteamboats and steamboat linesSteamboats -- United States -- History -- 19th centuryRiver steamers -- United States -- History -- 19th century

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Times

Other Editions

  • The steamboat era: a history of Fulton's Folly on American rivers, 1807-1860McFarland & Co.2009-01-01

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