A lost chapter in the history of the steamboat / by J. H. B. Latrobe.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : [Printed by J. Murphy], 1871.
Series:Fund publication (Maryland Historical Society) ; no. 5.
Subjects:
Steam-navigation > History.
Roosevelt, Nicholas J., > 1767-1854.
Physical Description:44 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Book
Description
Note:Regarding the author's connection with a case (never brought to trial) involving a patent granted to Nicholas J. Roosevelt in 1814 for using vertical wheels with steam engines to propel boats.
Call Number:F176 .M37 no.5