Author: WILLIAM JOHN. PETERSENPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033833100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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STEAMBOATING ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI, THE WATER WAY TO IOWA
Author: WILLIAM JOHN. PETERSENPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033833100
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi, the Water Way to Iowa
Author: William John PetersenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi, the Water Way to Iowa
Author: William John PetersenPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780428147907
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 580
Book Description
Excerpt from Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi, the Water Way to Iowa: Some River History Thus, at the suggestion of Boutwell, the name Itasca was coined by Schoolcraft, by taking from the expression veritas caput the last four letters (itas) of the word veritas and combining them with the first two letters (ca) of the word caput which gives the new word Itasca. It may be added that the fanciful creation of new words or names by dividing two familiar words and com bining the parts as in the case of Itasca was not uncommon in the period of the Schoolcraft explorations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi
Author: William J. PetersenPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486288444
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 660
Book Description
Massive, richly documented study of Mississippi steamboating from 1823 to about 1870. Steamboats as cargo carriers, in Indian affairs, during Civil War, much more. Over 130 illustrations.
Steamboating on the upper Mississippi
Author: William John PetersenPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 575
Book Description
History of Transportation on the Upper Mississippi & Illinois Rivers
Author: Roald D. TweetPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 136
Book Description
Old Times on the Upper Mississippi
Author: George Byron MerrickPublisher: Cleveland, O. : A.H. Clark Company, 1909 [c1908]
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Originally published: [Cleveland, OH]: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1909.
Steamboats on the Western Rivers
Author: Louis C. HunterPublisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486157784
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 721
Book Description
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.
Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River
Author: Curtis C. & Elizabeth M. Roseman & RosemanPublisher: University of Iowa Press
ISBN: 1587294850
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 271
Book Description
In June 1854 the Grand Excursion celebrated in festive style the completion of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to the Mississippi River. Hundreds of dignitaries including newspaper editors and other journalists; politicians; academics, writers and artists; business and industry leaders; and railroad officials were among those who traveled by rail from Chicago to Rock Island, Illinois, then by steamboat to St. Paul in Minnesota Territory. The travelers were shown a region undergoing rapid settlement by Europeans—an area of great natural beauty offering many promises for additional development. One hundred and fifty years later, the thirteen essays in this volume examine the activities and environments of the 1854 Grand Excursion and place them in the context of an evolving regional identity for the Upper Mississippi River Valley based on the economy, culture, geography, and history of the area. In a series of “excursions,” the contributors explore the building of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad, eastern newspaper accounts of the 1854 excursion, steamboating, the area’s pictorial landscape, passenger trains along the scenic river, the genesis and features of river towns, the control of the river for navigation, the development of preserves, parks, and recreation areas, the lumber industry, and commercial fishing. The book concludes by examining the resurgence of river-oriented development, as river towns are once again embracing the Mississippi. Generously illustrated with maps, engravings, ephemera, and historic and present-day photographs, Grand Excursions on the Upper Mississippi River will be of interest to tourists and residents of the area, river aficionados, railroad and steamboat history buffs, as well as academics interested in the history, geography, and regional development of the area.
Inland Navigation System Planning
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309183170
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 134
Book Description
In 1988, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began an investigation of the benefits and costs of extending several locks on the lower portion of the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) in order to relieve increasing waterway congestion, particularly for grain moving to New Orleans for export. With passage of the Flood Control Act of 1936, Congress required that the Corps conduct a benefit-cost analysis as part of its water resources project planning; Congress will fund water resources projects only if a project's benefits exceed its costs. As economic analysis generally, and benefit-cost analysis in particular, has become more sophisticated, and as environmental and social considerations and analysis have become more important, Corps planning studies have grown in size and complexity. The difficulty in commensurating market and nonmarket costs and benefits also presents the Corps with a significant challenge. The Corps' analysis of the UMR-IWW has extended over a decade, has cost roughly $50 million, and has involved consultations with other federal agencies, state conservation agencies, and local citizens. The analysis has included many consultants and has produced dozens of reports. In February 2000, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) requested that the National Academies review the Corps' final feasibility report. After discussions and negotiations with DOD, in April 2000 the National Academies launched this review and appointed an expert committee to carry it out.