Richly detailed definitive account covers every aspect of steamboat's development from construction, equipment, and operation to races, collisions, rise of competition, and ultimate decline of steamboat transportation."
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Richly detailed definitive account covers every aspect of steamboat's development from construction, equipment, and operation to races, collisions, rise of competition, and ultimate decline of steamboat transportation."
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Fair. Connecting readers with great books since 1972. Used textbooks may not include companion materials such as access codes, etc. May have condition issues including wear and notes/highlighting. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very Good. Book Octavo, softcover, VG in green and blue pictorial wraps. 684 pp. including index. 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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New. Brand New Unread trade pb, FREE upgrade to Priority Mail in U.S.A. no shelf wear, Perfect copy, Giftable & Collectible quality. First Dover pb Printing, 1994. What a Great gift. Ships Pronto. Pristine plasticoated cover is exactly as pictured. Fine condition trade paperback. Beautiful copy. Not a remainder. Publisher: Dover Publications (Mineola, New York) Jan 7, 1994). Expedited shipping is available to come via Priority Mail within U.S.A. Book is pristine in and out including stiff unopened clean pages, no writing, no creases. Steamboats on the Western Rivers: An Economic and Technological History (Dover Maritime) Paperback by Louis C. Hunter, (Author); assisted by Beatrice Jones Hunter; New introduction by John H. White, historian emeritus, Smithsonian Institution. A Reprint with slight corrections of 1947 edition published orig. by Harvard Univ. Press. Great historical information of 1800s technology revolution and development of every aspect of steamboat transportation. 29 B&W illus. many 18th century photos, and 21 data tables. ISBN: 0486278638; 5.4w x 8.5 x 1.3 inches [13.8 x 21.5 x 3.5 cm.]. xii+684+xvii pages, including big index. I wrap to protect with cardboard, ship daily, guarantee, track. [H0184, B59].
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
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Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
