Chesapeake Steamboats Vanished Fleet
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (953 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870334557 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 308 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-07-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
The book begins with the building of the first steamboat on the Bay in the shadow of the bitter struggle between Stevens, Livingston, Fulton, and Latrobe, among others, over monopoly on the Delaware and Chesapeake. . Other appendices provide data on steamboats discussed in the text and maps of the region. Some of the accepted history on the origin of the first Bay steamboat is called into question. From the Back Cover In eight engaging chapters, this book portrays the steamboat era (1813-1963) on the Chesapeake, which matched in glamour and excitement the steamboats' history on the Mississippi. The narratives extend the history of the era from that included in other books on the topic. An appendix details the workings of early steamboat engines. The book, above all, is an enthusiastic, nostalgic, and thoroughly readable
Holly served as a naval officer in World War II and the Korean War before teaching government and foreign affairs at American University and Hampden-Sydney College. . His published work includes Exodus 1947 and Steamboat on the Chesapeake. David C
An Enjoyable Overview of a Bygone Era David Holly does an exceptional job evoking images of the steamboat era, which lasted from the 1810s into the second half of the 20th century. While linked thematically, each of his chapters covers a separate aspect of these steamboat years, from the personalities behind the first steamboat packet service on the Chesapeake to the mournful last voyages of these elegant vessels.More than just presenting anecdotes, Holly also does a good job describing the steamboats themselves. The book includes a detailed discussion of steamboat propulsion, (wisely) tucked into an appendix at the back of the book. Elsewhere, Holly describes
Some of the accepted history on the origin of the first Bay steamboat is called into question. In eight engaging chapters, this book portrays the steamboat era (1813-1963) on the Chesapeake, which matched in glamour and excitement the steamboats' history on the Mississippi. The book begins with the building of the first steamboat on the Bay in the shadow of the bitter struggle between Stevens, Livingston, Fulton, and Latrobe, among others, over monopoly on the Delaware and Chesapeake. The chapters continue with stories of the genius of early engine builders, the legends arising from dramatic steamboat disasters, spirited adventures of the Civil War (including the mystery of the "French lady spy"), the romance of steamboat excursions and resorts, the personalities of many steamboats and their masters, the Pennsylvania Railroad's near achievement of monopoly on the Bay, and the denouement when trucks and automobiles eclipsed the role of the steamboat. Other appendices provide data on steamboats discussed in the text and maps of the region.