STEAMBOATING ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI, THE WATER WAY TO IOWA
Author : WILLIAM JOHN. PETERSEN
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ISBN : 9781033833100
Author : WILLIAM JOHN. PETERSEN
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ISBN : 9781033833100
Author : William John Petersen
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Page : 584 pages
File Size : 22,24 MB
Release : 1937
Category : History
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Author : William John Petersen
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 580 pages
File Size : 13,97 MB
Release : 2018-01-09
Category : History
ISBN : 9780428147907
Excerpt from Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi, the Water Way to Iowa: Some River History Thus, at the suggestion of Boutwell, the name Itasca was coined by Schoolcraft, by taking from the expression veritas caput the last four letters (itas) of the word veritas and combining them with the first two letters (ca) of the word caput which gives the new word Itasca. It may be added that the fanciful creation of new words or names by dividing two familiar words and com bining the parts as in the case of Itasca was not uncommon in the period of the Schoolcraft explorations. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : William J. Petersen
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 660 pages
File Size : 22,42 MB
Release : 1996-01-19
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9780486288444
Massive, richly documented study of Mississippi steamboating from 1823 to about 1870. Steamboats as cargo carriers, in Indian affairs, during Civil War, much more. Over 130 illustrations.
Author : William John Petersen
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Page : 575 pages
File Size : 32,8 MB
Release : 1968
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Author : George Byron Merrick
Publisher : Cleveland, O. : A.H. Clark Company, 1909 [c1908]
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 22,95 MB
Release : 1909
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
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Originally published: [Cleveland, OH]: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1909.
Author : Roald D. Tweet
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Page : 140 pages
File Size : 46,53 MB
Release : 1983
Category : Government publications
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Author : Louis C. Hunter
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Page : 721 pages
File Size : 14,26 MB
Release : 2012-04-30
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 0486157784
Richly detailed definitive account covers every aspect of steamboat's development — from construction, equipment, and operation to races, collisions, rise of competition, and ultimate decline of steamboat transportation.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 40,42 MB
Release : 2001-03-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0309183170
In 1988, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers began an investigation of the benefits and costs of extending several locks on the lower portion of the Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway (UMR-IWW) in order to relieve increasing waterway congestion, particularly for grain moving to New Orleans for export. With passage of the Flood Control Act of 1936, Congress required that the Corps conduct a benefit-cost analysis as part of its water resources project planning; Congress will fund water resources projects only if a project's benefits exceed its costs. As economic analysis generally, and benefit-cost analysis in particular, has become more sophisticated, and as environmental and social considerations and analysis have become more important, Corps planning studies have grown in size and complexity. The difficulty in commensurating market and nonmarket costs and benefits also presents the Corps with a significant challenge. The Corps' analysis of the UMR-IWW has extended over a decade, has cost roughly $50 million, and has involved consultations with other federal agencies, state conservation agencies, and local citizens. The analysis has included many consultants and has produced dozens of reports. In February 2000, the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) requested that the National Academies review the Corps' final feasibility report. After discussions and negotiations with DOD, in April 2000 the National Academies launched this review and appointed an expert committee to carry it out.
Author : Herbert Quick
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Page : 396 pages
File Size : 25,1 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Mississippi River
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