Robert Fulton
early years of
Hudson River
Steamboats
1807 - 1824
Hudson River
Steamboats
before the
Civil War
1824 - 1860
Hudson River
Day Line
1863 - 1948
Thomas
Cornell
Steamboat Company
1837 - 1964
Steamboat
Books
Books about Steamboats on the Hudson River
Published in the early 1900's
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STEAMBOAT DAYS
by Fred Erving Dayton (1880 - ), Illustrated by John Wolcott Adams
Published by Frederick A. Stokes, New York, 1925
(Partial text version available on this site.)
"Steamboat Days," published in 1925, is a book about the history of steamboats. Available on this site are the chapters describing the early developments of steamboats and the history of steamboats in New York and on the Hudson River.
Steamboats, when they had been established to be reliable carriers, became America's grand passion and steamboat days marked the passing of isolation and the beginning of travel in America. To be quickly and cheaply transported was an obsession when the country was young, for it meant adventure with much of the old hardship left out. Problems of building and operation were solved quickly and speed was the spirit of America. Fulton's first steamboat made five miles an hour. Ten years later Stevens' steamers were hitting fifteen miles, and in 1846 Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt raced Traveller against "Live Oak" George Law's Oregon to a dead heat, 20 miles in 57 minutes.
Hudson River Steamboats
Chapters describing Hudson River steamboats starting with Fulton's early steamboats up until the this book was published in 1925.New York's Early Domination of Ship and Engine Building
The marine steam engine industry early centered in New York, and great works built where power equipment was turned out in increasing numbers. A large proportion of the total engines built in the world were completed along the East River and North River shores. These chapters describe the builders of steamboats in New York.
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By David Lear Buckman
Published by The Grafton Press,
New York, NY, 1907
(Full text version available on this site.)
Written during the preparation for the dual celebration of the Ter-Centennial of Henry Hudson’s exploration of the Hudson River and the Centennial of Robert Fulton’s successful steamboat, this book documents the first 100 years of steamboats on the Hudson River. Beginning with Fulton's first steamboat trip in 1807 up until Fulton's centennial in 1907. The full text is available on this site.
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by Carl Carmer
Published: New York, Farrar & Rinehart, 1939
Published in 1939 as part of the "Rivers of America Series" by Farrar & Rinehart, this book covers the history of the Hudson River up until the Presidency of Franklin D. Roosevelt. In addition to the chapters related to the maritime history of the Hudson River, chapters describing the early discovery, exploration, and settlement of the Hudson Valley are available.
Upriver in a Teakettle Robert Fulton and the Hudson River steamboat Clermont
Odgen vs Gibbons Supreme Court Decision Ending the Fulton-Livingston Steamboat Monopoly.
Palaces Afloat Hudson River Steamboats
The Fatal Hudson River Steamboat Races The Henry Clay Disaster
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Drawings and technical data about many of historic steamboats of the 19th Century |
Samuel Ward Stanton was the preeminent marine artist of the 19th
century, and we are indebted to him for publishing illustrations
of the early steamboats. |
