Troubled waters [electronic resource] : steamboat disasters, river improvements, and American public policy, 1821-1860 / Paul F. Paskoff.
Material type: TextPublication details: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2007.Description: xvii, 324 p. : ill., mapsSubject(s):- Inland navigation -- Middle West -- Safety measures -- History -- 19th century
- River engineering -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- River engineering -- United States -- Finance -- History -- 19th century
- Steamboat disasters -- United States -- Prevention -- History -- 19th century
- Mississippi River -- Navigation -- History -- 19th century
- United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861
- Mississippi River Valley -- History -- 19th century
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- HE630.M6 P37 2007
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Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-311) and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.