The Steamboat Montana and the Opening of the West: History, Excavation, and Architecture (New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology)

by Annalies Corbin

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The Montana was a shining example of modern design and technological sophistication when it made its maiden voyage in 1879. But only five years after it was launched, the Montana struck a railroad bridge and sank. The archaeological excavation of its wreckage offers a fascinating insight into Western expansion.

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Bradley Rodgers is a professor of nautical archaeology at East Carolina University. Annalies Corbin is the executive director of the PAST Foundation.

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History, Nonfiction, Anthropology, Travel
DDC/MDS
917.804History & geographyGeography & travelGeography of and travel in North AmericaWestern U.S.Travel
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F598 .C675Local History of the United States, Canada and Latin AmericaUnited States local historyMissouri River and Valley
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