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Chesapeake Steamboats: Vanished Fleet
David C. Holly
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Description for Chesapeake Steamboats: Vanished Fleet
Hardcover. Num Pages: 320 pages, 18 illus, 8 b/w photos & 6 maps. BIC Classification: WGG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 164 x 236 x 28. Weight in Grams: 776.
This book portrays the steamboat era on the Chesapeake (1813–1963), which matched the glamour and excitement of the steamboats on the Mississippi. The book begins with the building of the first steamboat on the bay, in the shadow of a bitter struggle over a monopoly on the Delaware and the Chesapeake. It continues with stories of the genius of early engine builders, the legends arising from dramatic steamboat disasters, spirited adventures of the Civil War, the excitement of steamboat excursions and resorts, the personalities of many steamboats and their masters, the railroad’s near achievement of a monopoly on the bay, ... Read more
This book portrays the steamboat era on the Chesapeake (1813–1963), which matched the glamour and excitement of the steamboats on the Mississippi. The book begins with the building of the first steamboat on the bay, in the shadow of a bitter struggle over a monopoly on the Delaware and the Chesapeake. It continues with stories of the genius of early engine builders, the legends arising from dramatic steamboat disasters, spirited adventures of the Civil War, the excitement of steamboat excursions and resorts, the personalities of many steamboats and their masters, the railroad’s near achievement of a monopoly on the bay, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Tidewater Pub
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780870334559
SKU
V9780870334559
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-2
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