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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 dawn of Civil War, the new mode of transportation opened up America's frontiers and created new trade routes and economic centers. First-hand accounts of steamboat accidents, races, business records and river improvements are collected here to reveal the culture and economy of the early to mid-1800s, as well as the daily routines of crew and passengers. A glossary of steamboat terms and a collection of contemporary accounts of accidents round out this history of the riverboat era.

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""colorful, anecdotal, and interesting...recommended""--Choice; ""fascinating details...the book is a good one and well worth owning""--SpeedReaders.

colorful, anecdotal, and interesting...recommended --<i>Choice</i>; fascinating details...the book is a good one and well worth owning --<i>SpeedReaders</i>.

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S.L. Kotar is a senior researcher and supervisor of the electrocardiographic monitoring laboratory at St. Louis University Hospital. She has been writing for over three decades, including television scripts (Gunsmoke) and nonfiction (non-invasive cardiology, early television). She lives in Ellisville, Missouri. J.E. Gessler was co-publisher of The Kepi, a magazine about iconoclastic interpretations of the American Civil War and nineteenth century life. Writing credits include the design and creation of authorized websites for actors Darren McGavin, Kathie Brown and Timothy Dalton; an episode of Gunsmoke; and books about the Riverboat television series and historical steamboating. Gessler lives in Ellisville, Missouri.

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