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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This review is from: Steamboats on the Western Rivers: An Economic and Technological History (Dover Maritime) (Paperback)
I highly recommend this book. I was assigned Steamboats on the Western Rivers in a graduate level course at University of Missouri-St. Louis about ten years ago. I'm now re-reading it for the second time...it is just that good!I was glad to see it reprinted in paperback. When I first read it I had to get it through inter-library loan from Rolla, Missouri...there were no copies in St. Louis or Chicago! This new printing is most welcome. If you have an interest in Westward Expansion, the Civil War, or the growth of technology then this book should be on your "must read" list.
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Hunter's book stands the test of time. As a professional steamboat historian, this is the book I refer to time and time again. It is a scholarly work, with data and research. If you are looking for a casual read, this is not it. But if you want to know how steamboats evolved, and the context for that evolution, this is the most important book you will own. It is also quite readable.
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Hunter's work is excellent! He gives a thorough description of the evolution of the steamboat on the Mississippi, Ohio, and other rivers of the West. His writing style is highly readable, even enjoyable. I find myself referring to it again and again. Although written many years ago, it clearly stands the test of time and continues to be an excellent resource.
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western boatman, mail line, barge line, steamboat directory, keelboat age, anchor line, larger river cities, steamboat ownership, river news columns, western steamboatmen, steamboat labor, towing trade, western boatbuilders, steamboat decades, rafting trade, leading river cities, steamboat combinations, many steamboat owners, western river navigation, principal river cities, steamboat inspection act, steamboat tonnage, steamboat rates, larger river towns, western river commerce Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, Cincinnati Gazette, Ohio River, Civil War, New York, United States, Tenth Census, Wheeling Bridge Case, Louisville Courier, Ohio Valley, Missouri River, Pittsburgh Gazette, Mississippi River, Fifty Years, National Archives, Mississippi Valley, House Report, Louisville Democrat, Practical Engineer, Anshutz Scrapbook, Old Times, Board of Supervising Inspectors, Louisville Public Advertiser, North America, Red River Browse Sample Pages:
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