Lost Chester River Steamboats : From Chestertown to Baltimore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shaum, Jack.

Series:

Transportation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Steamboats--Maryland--Chester River--History.

Steamboats.

Chester River (Md.)--History.

Chester River (Md.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : The History Press, 2015.

Summary:

In the golden age of the steamer, the rich bounty of the Eastern Shore was transported down the Chester River and across the Chesapeake Bay to the port of Baltimore. For over one hundred years, vessels like the Maryland, the Chester and the B.S. Ford traversed these winding waters laden with fruit, grains, crabs and oysters. For a dollar, passengers could enjoy the novelty of a ride and the slow panorama of the shoreline. Through freeze and fog, skilled captains plied the waterways until the last of the steamers--the Bay Belle--made its final passage in the 1950s. Author and historian Jack Shaum journeys back to the bygone days of the Chester River's steamboats.

Contents:

Front Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. When the Region's Highways Were Made of Water

2. Independent Operators on the Chester River

3. Enter the Slaughter Line

4. The Chester River Steamboat Company

5. Triumph and Tragedy

6. A Trip to Baltimore on the B.S. Ford

7. Steamboats and Trains to the Ocean Resorts

8. The Big Boat Comes to the Chester

9. War, Ice, Fog and Storms

10. Two Decades of Change

11. The Twilight Years

Appendix: Steamboats Known to Have Operated on the Chester River

Notes

Bibliography

About the Author.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781625855442

1625855443

OCLC:

944245740