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Navigating the Missouri - 9780870623554

Un libro in lingua di Lass William E. edito da Univ of Oklahoma Pr, 2008

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Long before settlers moved west across the plains, the ships were moving north and south along the Missouri River, creating markets and economies based on swift transport. Lass (history emeritus, Minnesota State U.) starts with the first days of the flat-bottomed ships and closely examines each step in the evolution of their economics up to the last voyage of the last of the commodity sternwheelers. Along with careful analysis of the movement of goods and the development of communities and whole cities, he explains the actions and motives of the captains, owners and workers on the shipping lines. He shows how railroads and shipping competed and handled gold rushes, booms and busts, how sneaky geographies and even sneakier local and national governments affected steam shipping, and how the ships tied the West together. This should prove essential to virtually all studies of the development of the West. Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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