The Steamboat ""Montana"" and the Opening of the West
History, Excavation, and Architecture
Seiten
2008
University Press of Florida (Verlag)
978-0-8130-3254-2 (ISBN)
University Press of Florida (Verlag)
978-0-8130-3254-2 (ISBN)
The Montana was a shining example of modern design and technological sophistication when it made its maiden voyage in 1879. But it is remembered for its ironic end: only five years after it was launched, the Montana struck a railroad bridge near Bridgeton, Missouri, and sank. This book documents its construction and use.
The Montana was a shining example of modern design and technological sophistication when it made its maiden voyage in 1879. But it is remembered for its ironic end: only five years after it was launched, the Montana struck a railroad bridge near Bridgeton, Missouri, and sank.One of the largest stern-wheel vessels ever to navigate a western river, the Montana was built to compete with railroads. The recent archaeological excavation of its wreckage, combined with a wealth of written and visual material documenting its construction and use, offers fascinating insights into a little-known aspect of Western expansion.
The Montana was a shining example of modern design and technological sophistication when it made its maiden voyage in 1879. But it is remembered for its ironic end: only five years after it was launched, the Montana struck a railroad bridge near Bridgeton, Missouri, and sank.One of the largest stern-wheel vessels ever to navigate a western river, the Montana was built to compete with railroads. The recent archaeological excavation of its wreckage, combined with a wealth of written and visual material documenting its construction and use, offers fascinating insights into a little-known aspect of Western expansion.
Annalies Corbin is the executive director of the PAST Foundation and is the author of The Life and Times of the Steamboat Red Cloud or How Merchants, Mounties, and the Missouri Transformed the West. Bradley A. Rodgers, professor of nautical archaeology at East Carolina University, is the author of Guardian of the Great Lakes: The U.S. Paddle Frigate Michigan.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.8.2008 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | New Perspectives on Maritime History & Nautical Archaeology |
| Mitarbeit |
Herausgeber (Serie): James C. Bradford, Gene A. Smith |
| Zusatzinfo | illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Florida |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Gewicht | 356 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schiffe |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8130-3254-7 / 0813032547 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8130-3254-2 / 9780813032542 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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