Navigating the Missouri : steamboating on nature's highway, 1819-1935 / William E. Lass.

Author/creator Lass, William E.
Format Book
Publication InfoNorman, Okla. : Arthur H. Clark Co., 2008.
Description464 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm
Subjects
Steam-navigation--Missouri River. --History.
River steamers--Missouri River. --History.
Steamboats--Missouri River. --History.
Railroads--West (U.S.). --History.
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).
Steam-navigation--Political aspects. --United States. --History.
Missouri River--Navigation. --History.
Missouri River--Description and travel.
West (U.S.)--Commerce. --History.
Missouri River--Commerce. --History.

Contents Nature's highway -- The lure of technology -- Establishment of the steamboat trade, 1820-1836 -- The booming trade, 1837-1845 -- The expanding frontier, 1846-1854 -- Railroads and new frontiers, 1855-1860 -- The war years -- Ho? for the mountains -- New railheads on the Upper Missouri -- The upper river boom, 1873-1879 -- End of the long hauls on the upper river, 1880-1887 -- The last years.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [427]-447) and index.
LCCN 2007037519
ISBN9780870623554 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0870623559 (hardcover : alk. paper)