Steamboat Montana and the Opening of the West : History, Excavation, and Architecture /

The Montana was a shining example of modern design and technological sophistication when it made its maiden voyage in 1879. But only five years after it was launched, the Montana struck a railroad bridge and sank. The archaeological excavation of its wreckage offers a fascinating insight into Wester...

Description complète

Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Corbin, Annalies
Autres auteurs: Rodgers, Bradley A.
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, 2008.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Montana (River steamer)
Underwater archaeology.
Steam-navigation.
Shipwrecks.
River steamers > Design and construction.
River steamers.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Excavations (Archaeology)
Antiquities.
Archeologie sous-marine > Missouri (Riviere)
Fouilles (Archeologie) > Missouri (Riviere)
Naufrages > Missouri (Riviere) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Bateaux à vapeur fluviaux > Missouri (Riviere) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Steam-navigation > West (U.S.) > History > 19th century.
River steamers > Missouri River > History > 19th century.
Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.)
River steamers > Design and construction > Case studies.
Shipwrecks > Missouri River > History > 19th century.
Excavations (Archaeology) > Missouri River.
Underwater archaeology > Missouri River.
West United States.
Missouri River.
Missouri River > Antiquities.
History.
Case studies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Introduction: Rediscovering a local legend
  • The Wild West : historical setting
  • "A most cantankerous river" : taming the Missouri
  • Excavating the Montana
  • Construction and engineering
  • Epilogue.

Documents similaires