Author: Paul F. Paskoff
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807133876
Category : Inland navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
In Troubled Waters, Paul F. Paskoff offers a comprehensive examination of the federal government's river improvements program, which aimed to reduce hazards to navigation on the great rivers of America's interior during the early and mid-nineteenth century. Danger on the rivers came in a variety of forms. Shoals, rapids, ice, rocks, sandbars, and uprooted trees and submerged steamboat wrecks lodged in river beds were the most common perils and accounted for the largest number of steamboat disasters. As such, improving the safety and efficiency of the nation's waterways was consistently at the forefront of political and economic discussions of the day.
Troubled Waters
Author: Paul F. Paskoff
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807133876
Category : Inland navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
In Troubled Waters, Paul F. Paskoff offers a comprehensive examination of the federal government's river improvements program, which aimed to reduce hazards to navigation on the great rivers of America's interior during the early and mid-nineteenth century. Danger on the rivers came in a variety of forms. Shoals, rapids, ice, rocks, sandbars, and uprooted trees and submerged steamboat wrecks lodged in river beds were the most common perils and accounted for the largest number of steamboat disasters. As such, improving the safety and efficiency of the nation's waterways was consistently at the forefront of political and economic discussions of the day.
Publisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 0807133876
Category : Inland navigation
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
In Troubled Waters, Paul F. Paskoff offers a comprehensive examination of the federal government's river improvements program, which aimed to reduce hazards to navigation on the great rivers of America's interior during the early and mid-nineteenth century. Danger on the rivers came in a variety of forms. Shoals, rapids, ice, rocks, sandbars, and uprooted trees and submerged steamboat wrecks lodged in river beds were the most common perils and accounted for the largest number of steamboat disasters. As such, improving the safety and efficiency of the nation's waterways was consistently at the forefront of political and economic discussions of the day.
House Documents
Author: United States House of Representatives
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1390
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1390
Book Description
The Congressional Globe
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
CIS U.S. Serial Set Index: American state papers and the 15th-34th Congresses, 1789- 1857. 3 v
Author: Congressional Information Service
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1160
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1092
Book Description
The Congressional Record is the official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress. It is published daily when Congress is in session. The Congressional Record began publication in 1873. Debates for sessions prior to 1873 are recorded in The Debates and Proceedings in the Congress of the United States (1789-1824), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Congressional Globe (1833-1873)
Report on the Agriculture and Geology of Mississippi
Author: Mississippi. State Geologist
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The Valley of the Mississippi Illustrated
Author: Henry Lewis
Publisher: St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Publisher: St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 616
Book Description
Geological Survey of Alabama
Author: Eugene A. Smith
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382831708
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Publisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3382831708
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Reprint of the original, first published in 1875. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.
Society, Manners and Politics in the United States
Author: Michel Chevalier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 502
Book Description
Monsieur Motte
Author: Grace Elizabeth King
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019816554
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Set in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, Monsieur Motte is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and redemption. Grace Elizabeth King weaves together history and fiction, painting a vivid portrait of a city haunted by its past and struggling to find its footing in a rapidly changing world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019816554
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Set in turn-of-the-century New Orleans, Monsieur Motte is a gripping tale of love, betrayal, and redemption. Grace Elizabeth King weaves together history and fiction, painting a vivid portrait of a city haunted by its past and struggling to find its footing in a rapidly changing world. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.