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Exploding Steamboats, Senate Debates, and Technical Reports: The Convergence of Technology, Politics, and Rhetoric in the Steamboat Bill of 1838 - Baywood's Technical Communications R. John Brockmann 1st edition
Exploding Steamboats, Senate Debates, and Technical Reports: The Convergence of Technology, Politics, and Rhetoric in the Steamboat Bill of 1838 - Baywood's Technical Communications
R. John Brockmann
By 1838, over two thousand Americans had been killed and many hundreds injured by exploding steam engines on steamboats. After calls for a solution in two State of the Union addresses, a Senate Select Committee met to consider an investigative report from the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia. This work covers this topic.
147 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 21, 2019 |
| ISBN13 | 9780415404112 |
| Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Pages | 158 |
| Dimensions | 151 × 227 × 19 mm · 240 g |
| Language | English |