When Steamboats Reigned in Florida

by Bass, Bob

• ISBN13: 9780813032351
• ISBN10: 0813032350
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-09-14
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Florida

Summary

"When Robert Fulton installed a steam engine in the side wheel boat North River Steamboat in 1807, the world changed forever. With this innovation, riversthe natural transportation arteries of the South - were opened as routes to transport travelers and goods to previously inaccessible areas. Today, the steamboat triggers romantic images of adventures on the Mississippi taken from Mark Twain. But the opening of the major rivers in Florida to steamboat navigation was vital to the state's development." "This history brings together the author's unique experiences traveling Florida's steamboat routes with the historical record of the innovations and explorations that led to the steamboat's reign as the preferred mode of transport before the dawn of the twentieth century."--BOOK JACKET.

Author Biography

Bob Bass is a freelance writer and photographer whose work has appeared in a variety of national magazines including Lost Treasure, Boys' Life, Florida Living, Florida Wildlife, and many others.

Table of Contents

A Brief History of Steamboats on Florida's Major Rivers	p. 1
The Disston Purchase and How Florida Benefited	p. 20
Steamboats on the Kissimmee	p. 33
Steamboats on the St. Johns	p. 54
Steamboats on the Ocklawaha	p. 80
Steamboats on the Apalachicola	p. 107
Steamboats on the Indian River, Suwannee River, and Other Places	p. 133
Acknowledgments	p. 157
Bibliography	p. 159
Index	p. 163
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