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Historic Photos of Steamboats on the Mississippi
Engelsk Hardback
Historic Photos of Steamboats on the Mississippi
Engelsk Hardback

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From the earliest rudimentary conveyances to the floating palaces of the present day, a period of 200 years, steamboats have carved out a very special place in American history, especially along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, where they brought passengers, cargo, mail, entertainment, and news—both good and bad—to the settlements of a still-developing nation.

With paddle-wheels churning, tall smokestacks billowing, calliopes singing, and steam whistles sounding, the steamboats of the Mighty Mississippi proudly ruled the river. Some offered all the comforts of home (and more); others did the work for the industries that transformed the United States into the industrial giant it became. They carried presidents and kings, socialites and commoners, cotton and coal, lumber and steel. They enabled some of our nation’s major cities to grow and flourish.

Told through historic photographs in these pages, the story of steamboats that plied the Mississippi and the glorious era they symbolized is vividly captured and enshrined for generations to come.

Product detaljer
Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
202
ISBN-13:
9781684420940
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
1684420946
Udg. Dato:
17 dec 2009
Længde:
0mm
Bredde:
222mm
Højde:
222mm
Forlag:
Turner Publishing Company
Oplagsdato:
17 dec 2009
Forfatter(e):
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