Project Gutenberg 2015-08-05 Public domain in the USA. 105 Shaw, Hazel Yearsley The Ohio River Trade, 1788-1830 Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Ohio River Trade, 1788-1830" by Hazel Yearsley Shaw is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work examines the evolution of trade along the Ohio River, detailing the various types of boats used, the goods transported, and the impact of commerce on the development of towns in the region during a transformative period in American history. The opening of this thesis introduces readers to the significance of the Ohio River as a vital artery for immigration and trade during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It begins with a discussion about the initial forms of rivercraft, starting with the inadequate Indian canoe and progressing to various boats, including pirogues, flatboats, and barges. The author emphasizes the improvisational nature of these vessels and the adventurous spirit of the boatmen who navigated dangerous waters and conducted trade among fledgling settlements, setting the stage for the Ohio River's important role in the economic growth of the American West. Shaw's detailed descriptions highlight the challenges faced by early river traders and the gradual improvements in navigation techniques that characterized this period. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Ohio River Valley -- History Ohio River -- History F476 Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - General 369792 369796 2024-09-20T15:19:57.047470 2023-09-21T11:39:13.890292 text/html text/html 377079 2015-08-05T11:42:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 289271 2015-08-05T11:42:12 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 309927 2024-09-20T15:20:05.049451 application/epub+zip 312932 2024-09-20T15:19:58.251442 application/epub+zip 166809 2024-09-20T15:19:57.587460 application/epub+zip 445756 2024-09-20T15:20:09.927428 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 432105 2024-09-20T15:20:04.105456 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 286072 2022-09-22T13:05:30.997731 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223149 222986 2024-09-20T15:19:55.612469 2023-09-21T11:39:12.423290 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 223424 2015-08-05T11:42:08 text/plain; charset=utf-8 78485 2015-08-05T11:42:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 17833 2024-09-20T15:20:10.070381 application/rdf+xml 15745 2024-09-20T15:19:57.754445 image/jpeg 2017 2024-09-20T15:19:57.667480 image/jpeg 285507 2024-09-20T15:19:57.074463 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog