Title Troubled waters : steamboat disasters, river improvements, and American public policy, 1821-1860 / Paul F. Paskoff.

Publication Info.	Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2007]
	©2007

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Location	Call No.	Status	OPAC Message	Public Note	Gift Note
Moore Stacks	HE630.M6 P37 2007	Available	---

Description	xvii, 324 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-311) and index.
Subject	Mississippi River -- Navigation -- History -- 19th century.
	Mississippi River.
	Navigation.
	History.
Chronological Term	19th century
Subject	Inland navigation -- Middle West -- Safety measures -- History -- 19th century.
	Inland navigation.
	Middle West.
	Industrial safety.
	River engineering -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
	River engineering.
	Government policy.
	United States.
	River engineering -- United States -- Finance -- History -- 19th century.
	Finance.
	Steamboat disasters -- United States -- Prevention -- History -- 19th century.
	Steamboat disasters.
	United States -- Politics and government -- 1815-1861.
	Politics and government.
Chronological Term	1815-1861
Subject	Mississippi River Valley -- History -- 19th century.
	Mississippi River Valley.
ISBN	9780807132685 cloth alkaline paper
	0807132683 cloth alkaline paper