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Hudson River Steamboat Catastrophes : Contests and Collisions by Not Available (2013, Trade Paperback)
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NEW The History Press Hudson River Steamboat Catastrophes, NY 9781626191471 Disa Beginning in the mid-1800s, steamboats carried people between New York City and the Albany area on the Hudson River. Night boats collided and sank, carelessness caused boiler explosions, races put passengers at risk and fires would quickly swallow the wooden vessels.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherArcadia Publishing
ISBN-101626191476
ISBN-139781626191471
eBay Product ID (ePID)168546174
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Book TitleHUDSON RIVER Steamboat Catastrophes : Contests and Collisions
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicUnited States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Ships & Shipbuilding / History, United States / General
Publication Year2013
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorNot Available
Book SeriesDisaster Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
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Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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SynopsisBeginning in the mid-1800s, steamboats carried people between New York City and the Albany area on the Hudson River. Romantic images lull us into believing it was a quiet means of travel, but a crowded river, faulty equipment and the bravado of the captains resulted in at least one major catastrophe every year. Night boats collided and sank, carelessness caused boiler explosions, races put passengers at risk and fires would quickly swallow the wooden vessels. The grand Empire of Troy suffered many collisions. The Swallow broke in two on a rock, Reindeer's explosion took forty lives at once and the Oregon and C. Vanderbilt entered into an epic and dangerous race. Collected from eyewitness accounts, these are some of the most exciting and frightening stories of peril aboard steamboats on the Hudson River., Beginning in the mid-1800s, steamboats carried people between New York City and the Albany area on the Hudson River. Romantic images lull us into believing it was a quiet means of travel, but a crowded river, faulty equipment and the bravado of the captains resulted in at least one major catastrophe every year. Night boats collided and sank, carelessness caused boiler explosions, races put passengers at risk and fires would quickly swallow the wooden vessels. The grand Empire of Troy "suffered many collisions. The "Swallow" broke in two on a rock, "Reindeer"'s explosion took forty lives at once and the "Oregon" and "C. Vanderbilt" entered into an epic and dangerous race. Collected from eyewitness accounts, these are some of the most exciting and frightening stories of peril aboard steamboats on the Hudson River.", Beginning in the mid-1800s, steamboats carried people between New York City and the Albany area on the Hudson River. Romantic images lull us into believing it was a quiet means of travel, but a crowded river, faulty equipment and the bravado of the captains resulted in at least one major catastrophe every year. Night boats collided and sank, carelessness caused boiler explosions, races put passengers at risk and fires would quickly swallow the wooden vessels. The grand "Empire of Troy "suffered many collisions. The "Swallow" broke in two on a rock, "Reindeer"'s explosion took forty lives at once and the "Oregon" and "C. Vanderbilt" entered into an epic and dangerous race. Collected from eyewitness accounts, these are some of the most exciting and frightening stories of peril aboard steamboats on the Hudson River.
LC Classification NumberF127.H8A45 2013
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- Mar 20, 2024
Titanic stories on the HUDSON RIVER !
Great stories for me .Lived on the Hudson River all my life.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
