Steamboats on the Western Rivers
An Economic and Technological History
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Transportation, Ships & Shipbuilding, History
| 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.
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.
