Research Catalog
Troubled waters steamboat disasters, river improvements, and American public policy, 1821-1860
- Title
- Troubled waters [electronic resource] : steamboat disasters, river improvements, and American public policy, 1821-1860 / Paul F. Paskoff.
- Author
- Paskoff, Paul F.
- Publication
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2007.
Details
- Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 324 p.) : ill., maps.
- Uniform Title
- Troubled waters (Online)
- Alternative Title
- Troubled waters (Online)
- Subject
- Inland navigation > Middle West > Safety measures > History > 19th century
- River engineering > Government policy > History > United States > 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
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-311) and index.
- Access (note)
- Access restricted to authorized users.
- LCCN
- 2007001976
- OCLC
- ssj0000262524
- Author
- Paskoff, Paul F.
- Title
- Troubled waters [electronic resource] : steamboat disasters, river improvements, and American public policy, 1821-1860 / Paul F. Paskoff.
- Imprint
- Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2007.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-311) and index.
- Access
- Access restricted to authorized users.
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