Steamboat Montana and the Opening of the West: History, Excavation, and Architecture

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication

Florida A&M University, Tallahassee Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers Florida International University, Miami Florida State University, Tallahassee New College of Florida, Sarasota University of Central Florida, Orlando University of Florida, Gainesville University of North Florida, Jacksonville University of South Florida, Tampa University of West Florida, Pensacola The Steamboat Montana and the Opening of the West New Perspectives on Maritime History and Nautical Archaeology University Press of Florida Gainesville · Tallahassee · Tampa · Boca Raton Pensacola · Orlando · Miami · Jacksonville · Ft. Myers · Sarasota The Steamboat Montana and the Opening of the West History, Excavation, and Architecture Annalies Corbin and Bradley A. Rodgers Foreword by James C. Bradford and Gene Allen Smith •• Copyright 2008 by Annalies Corbin and Bradley A. Rodgers Printed in the United States of America on recycled, acid-free paper All rights reserved 12 11 10 09 08 6 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Corbin, Annalies. The steamboat Montana and the opening of the West : history, excavation, and architecture / by Annalies Corbin and Bradley A. Rodgers ; foreword by James C. Bradford and Gene A. Smith. p. cm.—(New perspectives on maritime history and nautical archaeology) Includes bibliographical references and index. isbn 978-0-8130-3254-2 (cloth); isbn 978-0-8130-3924-4 (e-book) 1. Missouri River—Antiquities. 2. Underwater archaeology—Missouri River. 3. Excavations (Archaeology)—Missouri River. 4. Montana (River steamer) 5. Shipwrecks—Missouri River—History—19th century. 6. River steamers—Design and construction—Case studies. 7. Frontier and pioneer life—West (U.S.) 8. River steamers—Missouri River—History— 19th century. 9. Steam-navigation—West (U.S.)—History—19th century. I. Rodgers, Bradley A. II. Title. f598.c675 2008 917.804'29–dc22 2008005022 The University Press of Florida is the scholarly publishing agency for the State University System of Florida, comprising Florida A&M University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, Florida State University, New College of Florida, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, and University of West Florida. University Press of Florida 15 Northwest 15th Street Gainesville, FL 32611-2079 http://www.upf.com To Dr. James E. Corbin (Stephen F. Austin University), for his unyielding dedication to the field of archaeology. To my brother Barry for his mentorship in ways of all things manufactured, the best natural engineer I’ve run across. ...