Description: Steamboat Disasters of the Lower Missouri River During the nineteenth century, more than three hundred boats met their end in the steamboat graveyard that was the Lower Missouri River, from Omaha to its mouth. Although derided as little more than an "orderly pile of kindling,'? steamboats were, in fact, technological marvels superbly adapted to the river's conditions. Their light superstructure and long, wide, flat hulls powered by high-pressure engines drew so little water that they could cruise on "a heavy dew'? even when fully loaded. But these same characteristics made them susceptible to fires, explosions and snags--tree trunks ripped from the banks, hiding under the water's surface. Authors Vicki and James Erwin detail the perils that steamboats, their passengers and crews faced on every voyage.
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MPN: 9781467143257
Book Title: Steamboat Disasters of the Lower Missouri RIVER
Item Length: 9in
Item Height: 0.5in
Item Width: 6in
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Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: United States / 19th Century, Disasters & Disaster Relief, United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2020
Genre: History, Social Science
Item Weight: 0.8 Oz
Number of Pages: 160 Pages
