Documents Relating to the Preservation and Protection of Passengers from Injuries from Steamboat Accidents.

Pamphlet, 8vo, removed, cloth or paper tape on spine, 94 pp. Minor foxing, normal aging and browning; otherwise very good. A Senate document that provides substantial information on steamboats in the first half of the 19th century. A Senate document, that provides substantial information on steamboats in the first half of the 19th century. The pamphlet includes growth of steamboat tonnage, and their numbers between 1834 and 1843. It also provides statistics on steamboat explosions, loss of property, and collisions. Jenkins #235.