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- catalog abstract "Kevin J. Crisman and Arthur B. Cohn show how a confluence of geographic, technological, economic, and social conditions in the United States and Canada turned an ancient idea into a practical alternative to more expensive and dangerous steamboats. Reviewing evidence from travelers' memoirs, regional histories, pictorial records, and the only horseboat ever studied by archaeologists - a wreck on the floor of Lake Champlain's Burlington Bay, in Vermont - the authors trace the evolution of horseboats from early mechanisms that forced the animals to walk in tight circles to "endless floor" treadmills that resembled modern exercise machines. In a lively narrative interspersed with quotes from passenger accounts, the book charts the rise and demise of horseboat businesses on the Hudson River, as well as in New York City, St. Louis, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The authors also describe and record the underwater excavation of the Lake Champlain wreck, revealing a wealth of detail about the construction and operation of a typical treadwheel horseboat of the 1830s and 1840s.".
- catalog contributor b10770724.
- catalog contributor b10770725.
- catalog created "c1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "c1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1998.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-279) and index.".
- catalog description "Kevin J. Crisman and Arthur B. Cohn show how a confluence of geographic, technological, economic, and social conditions in the United States and Canada turned an ancient idea into a practical alternative to more expensive and dangerous steamboats. Reviewing evidence from travelers' memoirs, regional histories, pictorial records, and the only horseboat ever studied by archaeologists - a wreck on the floor of Lake Champlain's Burlington Bay, in Vermont - the authors trace the evolution of horseboats from early mechanisms that forced the animals to walk in tight circles to "endless floor" treadmills that resembled modern exercise machines. In a lively narrative interspersed with quotes from passenger accounts, the book charts the rise and demise of horseboat businesses on the Hudson River, as well as in New York City, St. Louis, and Halifax, Nova Scotia. The authors also describe and record the underwater excavation of the Lake Champlain wreck, revealing a wealth of detail about the construction and operation of a typical treadwheel horseboat of the 1830s and 1840s.".
- catalog description "pt. 1. The History of North America's Horse-Powered Boats. 1. A Brief History of the Animal-Powered Machine. 2. The Horseboat Comes to North America. 3. "We Congratulate the Public": The Age of the Horse-Powered Boat Begins. 4. Three Early Horseboat Ventures. 5. Barnabas Langdon and the Horizontal-Treadwheel Horseboat. 6. Hoofbeats across the Hudson. 7. Mountain Teamboats: The Horse Ferries of Lake Champlain. 8. "Portable Horsepower": The Treadmill Mechanism -- pt. 2. The Archaeology of the Burlington Bay Horse Ferry Wreck. 9. The Wreck in Eight Fathoms. 10. Pieces of the Horseboat Puzzle: The Artifacts. 11. How It All Works: The Hull and Machinery of the Horse Ferry -- App. A.A Langdon Patent Concession -- App. B.A Catalog of Artifacts Found on the Horse Ferry Wreck -- App. C. Principal Dimensions and Scantlings of the Horse Ferry.".
- catalog extent "xviii, 292 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "When horses walked on water.".
- catalog identifier "1560988436 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "When horses walked on water.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "c1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press,".
- catalog relation "When horses walked on water.".
- catalog spatial "Canada.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "623.8/234/097 21".
- catalog subject "Team boats Canada.".
- catalog subject "Team boats United States.".
- catalog subject "VM421 .C75 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "pt. 1. The History of North America's Horse-Powered Boats. 1. A Brief History of the Animal-Powered Machine. 2. The Horseboat Comes to North America. 3. "We Congratulate the Public": The Age of the Horse-Powered Boat Begins. 4. Three Early Horseboat Ventures. 5. Barnabas Langdon and the Horizontal-Treadwheel Horseboat. 6. Hoofbeats across the Hudson. 7. Mountain Teamboats: The Horse Ferries of Lake Champlain. 8. "Portable Horsepower": The Treadmill Mechanism -- pt. 2. The Archaeology of the Burlington Bay Horse Ferry Wreck. 9. The Wreck in Eight Fathoms. 10. Pieces of the Horseboat Puzzle: The Artifacts. 11. How It All Works: The Hull and Machinery of the Horse Ferry -- App. A.A Langdon Patent Concession -- App. B.A Catalog of Artifacts Found on the Horse Ferry Wreck -- App. C. Principal Dimensions and Scantlings of the Horse Ferry.".
- catalog title "When horses walked on water : horse-powered ferries in nineteenth-century America / Kevin J. Crisman and Arthur B. Cohn.".
- catalog type "text".