Wheeling: The Birthplace of the American Steamboat
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Signed by author. VERY GOOD - CLEAN in text, No marks. Light wear on cover. Appears unread. . . . . . Henry M. Shreve came to Wheeling after many years of both success and failure in the boat buil...
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Signed by author. VERY GOOD - CLEAN in text, No marks. Light wear on cover. Appears unread. . . . . . Henry M. Shreve came to Wheeling after many years of both success and failure in the boat building business with a plan to build a new kind of steamboat. It would be here, on the north bank of Wheeling Creek in 1815 that Shreve built the prototype for all future American steamboats: the Washington. John Bowman gives a definitive account and listing of steamboats that were built, as well as those that served the city of Wheeling, West Virginia. . . . . . . . TABLE OF CONTENTS: PART I: Wheeling-built Steamboats: Pages 1 - 44 -- PART I APPENDICES: a.) List & Info on Wheeling-built Steamboat -- b.) Wheeling-built Steamboats by year -- c.) Number of Wheeling Steamboats built each year -- d.) Alphabetical List of 225 Wheeling-built Steamboats ------- PART II: Steamboats Serving Wheeling: Pages 63 - 91 -- PART II APPENDICES: a.) List of Steamboats Offering Service in Wheeling -- b.) Steam Towboats Serving Wheeling -- c.) Steamboat Ferrys Serving Wheeling -- d.) Index of *Boat People* Names
Product Info
Publisher: Wheeling National Heritage Area Corporation
Year: 2008
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
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