Who really invented the steamboat? : Fulton's Clermont coup /

Shagena, Jack L., Jr.

Who really invented the steamboat? : Fulton's Clermont coup / Jack L. Shagena. - Amherst, N.Y. : Humanity Books, 2004. - 441 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.

"A history of the steamboat contributions of William Henry, James Rumsey, John Fitch, Oliver Evans, Nathan Read, Samuel Morey, Robert Fulton, John Stevens, and others."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1591022061 (hardcover : alk. paper)

2004005748

GBA581071 bnb

013300075 Uk


Rumsey, James, 1743?-1792.
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815.


Steamboats--History--18th century.
Steamboats--History--19th century.

VM140.R8 / S53 2004