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:Making of America (University of Michigan)
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Nicholas J., > 1767-1854.
Steam-navigation > History.
Online Access:
Connect to online resource - All users (University of Michigan)
Physical Description:44 pages ; 24 cm.
Format: Electronic
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.
Electronic resource.
Call Number:Making of America
System Details:Mode of access: Internet.
Reproduction Note:
Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, Digital Library Initiatives, 2000. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. [Making of America] This volume is made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation as part of Making of America IV: the American voice, 1850-1877.