The First Steamboat Voyage on the Western Waters
by Latrobe, J. H. B
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- Condition
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- Seller
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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About This Item
Baltimore, MD: The Maryland Historical Society, 1871. Wraps. Very Good. 8vo. 32 pp. Beige paper wraps. Discoloration to front and rear wrappers, chipping at corners and spine ends, faint foxing to title page. Fund Publication, No. 6. A recounting of stories Latrobe was told as a child from his eldest sister regarding her husband, Nicholas J. Roosevelt, who in 1811, built and operated the "New Orleans," the earliest boat to travel from Pittsburgh to New Orleans in a fortnight. Latrobe himself an inventor, created the "Latrobe Stove", a coal-fired heater that could insert into an existing fireplace.
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- Seller
- small volume (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 176
- Title
- The First Steamboat Voyage on the Western Waters
- Author
- Latrobe, J. H. B
- Format/Binding
- Wraps
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- The Maryland Historical Society
- Place of Publication
- Baltimore, MD
- Date Published
- 1871
- Keywords
- Inventor, Nautical History, MAryland, Mississippi River, Roosevelt
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