Steamboats of the Mississippi
Steamboats played a major role in the 19th-century development of the Mississippi River and its tributaries by allowing the practical large-scale transport of passengers and freight both up- and down-river. Using steam power, riverboats were developed during that time which could navigate in shallow waters as well as upriver against strong currents. After the development of railroads passenger traffic gradually switched to this faster form of transportation, but steamboats continued to serve Mississippi River commerce into the early 20th Century.
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American History USA Articles
- The Flatboat and Transport in Antebellum America
One of the most prevalent trading vessels in the early United States was the flatboat.
Books/Sources
- The Mississippi Steamboat Era in Historic Photographs: Natchez to New Orleans, 18701920 - Joan W. Gandy
- Steamboats on the Mississippi (American Heritage Junior Library) - Ralph K. Andrist
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