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The steamboat Bertrand and Missouri River commerce / by Ronald R. Switzer.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Switzer, Ronald R.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bertrand (Steamboat).
- Steam-navigation.
- History.
- River steamers.
- Shipwrecks.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Underwater archaeology.
- Antiquities.
- Missouri River--Antiquities.
- Missouri River.
- Underwater archaeology--Missouri River.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Missouri River.
- Shipwrecks--Missouri River--History--19th century.
- Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.).
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- River steamers--Missouri River--History--19th century.
- Steam-navigation--West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
- Missouri River Region.
- West United States.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Norman, Oklahoma : The Arthur H. Clark Company, an imprint of the University of Oklahoma Press, 2013.
- Contents:
- The steamboat Bertrand
- Economics of the Upper Missouri trade
- The fateful voyage and the first salvage attempt
- Officers, crew, and passengers
- Consignees
- The cargo
- Foodstuffs, liquor, and patent medicines
- Textiles, wearing apparel, and sewing supplies
- Household goods
- Mining supplies
- Agricultural supplies
- Hardware, tools, and building supplies
- Powder and munitions
- Miscellaneous
- End of an era.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-362) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780870624261
- 0870624261
- 9780806143620
- 0806143622
- OCLC:
- 825198066
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