Steamboats and the cotton economy: river trade in the yazoo-mississippi delta
Auteur :
Owens, Harry P.
Éditeur :
University Press of Mississippi
ISBN :
9781578066223
Date de publication :
30 juil. 2003
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,6 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
333 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
This first book to make a detailed exploration of the system of riverboat traffic of the Delta region, Steamboats and the Cotton Economy is also the first balanced study showing how steamboats in the early years of the republic performed essentially the same role that railroads would later perform in revolutionizing the interior of America.