Troubled waters : steamboat disasters, river improvements, and American public policy, 1821-1860 /

Troubled waters : steamboat disasters, river improvements, and American public policy, 1821-1860 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Paskoff, Paul F.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2007]
Subjects:
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.
Online Access:Table of contents only
Description
Physical Description:xvii, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and index.
ISBN:9780807132685 (cloth : alk. paper)
0807132683 (cloth : alk. paper)