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Steamboats on the Western Rivers: An Economic and Technological History (Dover Maritime)

Name: Steamboats on the Western Rivers: An Economic and Technological History (Dover Maritime)
Brand: Dover Publications
SKU: ByrdShop_0486278638
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paperback – January 7, 1994

by Hunter, Louis C.

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ISBN-13: 9780486278636 ISBN-10: 0486278638

Publisher

Dover Publications

Binding

paperback

Published

January 7, 1994

Weight

1.5 lbs

Dimensions

21.60×3.20×14.00 cm

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Steamboats on the Western Rivers: An Economic and Technological History (Dover Maritime) by Hunter, Louis C.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780486278636.

Definitive account covers every aspect of steamboats 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.