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100 1 _aCroil, James,
_d1821-1916
245 1 0 _aSteam Navigation and Its Relation to the Commerce of Canada and the United States
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-02-10
508 _aE-text prepared by Paul Marshall, Donald Cummings, Adrian Mastronardi, the Philatelic Digital Library Project (https://www.librarything.com/groups/tpdlp) and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"Steam Navigation and Its Relation to the Commerce of Canada and the United States" by James Croil is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the origins, development, and impact of steam navigation on commerce between Canada and the United States, highlighting significant steam vessels and their contributions to trade and transportation. The opening of the work presents a detailed preface that outlines the motivations behind the book and acknowledges other notable writings on the subject. Croil expresses a deep passion for steam navigation, citing its revolutionary role in connecting distant lands and facilitating trade. He mentions the plethora of sources he has drawn upon to compile his narrative, indicating a meticulous approach to documenting the history of steam vessels, particularly those related to Canadian waterways. This sets the stage for a comprehensive exploration of the evolution of steam navigation that the forthcoming chapters promise to elaborate on in more detail. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSteam-navigation -- History
653 _aShipping -- Canada -- History
653 _aShipping -- United States -- History
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58849
999 _c99676
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