The Steamboat Era: A History of Fulton's Folly on American Rivers, 1807-1860 by J. E. Gessler, S. L. Kotar

The Steamboat Era: A History of Fulton's Folly on American Rivers, 1807-1860

J. E. Gessler, S. L. Kotar

307 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction history
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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 d...

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