Steamboat connections : Montreal to Upper Canada, 1816-1843 /
"In Steamboat Connections Frank Mackey gives us a narrative account of the first twenty-five years of steam navigation along the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers. Relying on a wealth of primary archival sources, Mackey focuses on the development of steamer traffic from 1816 - when the foundations...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Montreal [Que.] :
McGill-Queen's University Press,
©2000.
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Colección: | CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1 Dead in the Water 3
- 2 Years of Perseverance 24
- 3 Horace Dickinson and the "Yankee Swarm" 52
- 4 New Beginnings 72
- 5 Coming to Grips 94
- 6 Swan Song, 1832 106
- 7 Rideau Jitters 120
- 8 A Clearing of the Decks 148
- 9 Miniature Steamers and Short Circuits 166
- Appendix A Vaudreuil Lock 197
- Appendix B Inventory of the Swan, 1832 200
- Appendix C Damage Claim for the Henry Brougham 205
- Appendix D Report on the Ottawa and Rideau Forwarding Company, 1839 207
- Appendix E Assets of the Ottawa and Rideau Forwarding Company, 1843 208.