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The Steamboat Era - A History of Fulton's Folly on American Rivers, 1807-1860 (Paperback)
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The Steamboat Era - A History of Fulton's Folly on American Rivers, 1807-1860 (Paperback)
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The steamboat evokes images of leisurely travel, genteel gambling,
and lively commerce, but behind the romanticized view is an
engineering marvel that led the way for the steam locomotive. From
the steamboat's development by Robert Fulton to the dawn of the
Civil War, the new mode of transportation opened up America's
frontiers and created new trade routes and economic centers.
Firsthand 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.
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