Author: George Henry PreblePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
A Chronological History of the Origin and Development of Steam Navigation
Author: George Henry PreblePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Notes for a History of Steam Navigation
Author: George Henry PreblePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steam-navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 290
Book Description
A Maritime History of New York
Author: Publisher: Going Coastal, Inc.
ISBN: 9780972980319
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Originally compiled in 1941, this republication retains its cast of colorful characters--ranging from pirates and smugglers to merchants and public officials--and includes new historical information and updated material.
A History of Travel in America
Author: Seymour DunbarPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 422
Book Description
The History and Topography of the United States of North America
Author: John Howard HintonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 603
Book Description
Steamboats on Long Island Sound
Author: Norman J. BrouwerPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467122238
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Robert Fulton built the world's first commercially successful steamboat in 1807, but it was not until after the War of 1812 that these vessels entered service along the Long Island Sound. For 127 years, between 1815 and 1942, steamboats provided a link between New York and cities in southern New England, greatly reducing travel time. Steamboats served the Connecticut cities of Stamford, Norwalk, Bridgeport, Derby, New Haven, Hartford, New London, Norwich, and Stonington. They also linked New York to the Rhode Island cities of Newport, Bristol, and Providence as well as the southern Massachusetts cities of Fall River and New Bedford. The rapid expansion of industries in southern New England gave steamboats the additionally important role of transporting raw materials to mills and factories and their finished products to New York. Rivalries between steamboat services led to the construction of faster, larger, and more elegantly furnished boats, resulting in the "floating palaces" that were some of the largest and most majestic steamboats the world had ever seen.
Proceedings
Author: Proceedings of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Author: American Society of Civil EngineersPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
Vols. for Jan. 1896-Sept. 1930 contain a separately page section of Papers and discussions which are published later in revised form in the society's Transactions. Beginning Oct. 1930, the Proceedings are limited to technical papers and discussions, while Civil engineering contains items relating to society activities, etc.
The history and topography of the United States of North America, brought down from the earliest period
Author: John Howard HintonReprint Series
Author: Steamship Historical Society of AmericaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Steamboats
Languages : en
Pages : 56
Book Description