en
Allison J.

Hudson River Steamboat Catastrophes

Giv mig besked når bogen er tilgængelig
Denne bog er ikke tilgængelig i streaming pt. men du kan uploade din egen epub- eller fb2-fil og læse den sammen med dine andre bøger på Bookmate. Hvordan overfører jeg en bog?
Beginning in the mid-1800s, steamboats carried people between New York City and the Albany area on the Hudson River. Romantic images lull us into believing it was a quiet means of travel, but a crowded river, faulty equipment and the bravado of the captains resulted in at least one major catastrophe every year. Night boats collided and sank, carelessness caused boiler explosions, races put passengers at risk and fires would quickly swallow the wooden vessels. The grand &quote;Empire of Troy &quote;suffered many collisions. The &quote;Swallow&quote; broke in two on a rock, &quote;Reindeer&quote;'s explosion took forty lives at once and the &quote;Oregon&quote; and &quote;C. Vanderbilt&quote; entered into an epic and dangerous race. Collected from eyewitness accounts, these are some of the most exciting and frightening stories of peril aboard steamboats on the Hudson River.
Denne bog er ikke tilgængelig i øjeblikket
197 trykte sider
Udgivelsesår
2013
Har du allerede læst den? Hvad synes du om den?
👍👎
fb2epub
Træk og slip dine filer (ikke mere end 5 ad gangen)