By Boat

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Photograph from Two Hundred Miles on the Delaware River

J. Wallace Hoff (1867- ?).
Two Hundred Miles on the Delaware River: A Canoe Cruise from its Headwaters to the Falls at Trenton; with an Historical Appendix.  Trenton, N.J.: Brandt Press, 1893.


Inland waterways were the subject of many narratives.

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Cover from Life on the Mississippi

Mark Twain (1835-1910).
Life on the Mississippi. Boston: Osgood, 1883.


Known primarily for his works of fiction, Samuel Clemens, or Mark Twain as he was familiarly known, used his powers of observation to document his travels, which also served as fodder for his colorful stories.

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Cover of Ocean Liners of the 20th Century

Gordon R. Newell.
Ocean Liners of the 20th Century.  Seattle: Superior Pub. Co. [c1963].


The recreational cruise industry evolved from ships that simply transported passengers and goods from one point to another to those which offered roundtrips to vacation destinations, such as Mexico and the Caribbean.

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Title page of Old Times on the Upper Mississippi

George Byron Merrick.
Old Times on the Upper Mississippi: The Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863.  Cleveland: O., The A. H. Clark company, 1909 [c1908].

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Cover of Lloyd's Steamboat Directory

James T. Lloyd.
Lloyd's Steamboat Directory, and Disasters of the Western Waters. Cincinnati: O., J. T. Lloyd & Co., 1856.


Guides such as this directory proliferated with the expansion of both trade and recreational routes.

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Cover of The Steamboats of Lake George

Lake George Steamboat Company.
The Steamboats of Lake George, 1817 to 1932.  [Albany, N.Y.]: The Lake George Steamboat Company [c1932].


Motor-powered ships were more-reliably able to transport passengers and goods, and quickly replaced sailing vessels on long-distance, and in this case, regional routes.

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Photo and Title page from Ocean Steamships

French Ensor Chadwick (1844-1919).
Ocean Steamships: A Popular Account of their Construction, Development, Management and Appliances. New York: C. Scribner's sons, 1891.