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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mackey, Frank
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2000.
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.