Navigating the Missouri: Steamboating on Nature's Highway, 1819-1935

by William E. Lass

Book Overview

Forming the most important river corridor in the trans-Mississippi West, the Missouri and its navigable tributaries were instrumental in opening the continent--but it took the steamboat to make that possible. The flat-bottomed vessel was the technological marvel of its day and provided access to the West before the railroads' arrival, encouraging settlement and fueling economic growth for decades.

The complete and colorful saga of steamboating...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870623559
• ISBN13: 9780870623554
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: Arthur H. Clark Company
• Length: 468 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.3" x 9.8"