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Old Steamboat Days On The Hudson River

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  • Title: Old Steamboat Days On The Hudson River
  • Author : David Lear Buckman
  • Release Date : January 10, 2018
  • Genre: Transportation,Books,Nonfiction,History,United States,
  • Pages : * pages
  • Size : 1011 KB

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This is a short book that was originally called forth by a double anniversary, the centennial of the Fulton steamboat and the three hundredth anniversary of Hudson's great discovery. The author has had the benefit of a long experience with the places which he describes, and his family has enjoyed unusual advantages through personal acquaintance with many of the river captains. After describing Fulton and his great invention, the author passes on to the development of the river navigation. He recounts the gradual evolution from the primitive crafts of the early nineteenth century to the palatial steamers of the present. He gives miscellaneous data relating to the monopoly of traffic, to disasters of historic importance; he includes a few anecdotes, and concludes his text with a brief narrative of Hudson's voyage and the projected memorials.


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