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Title: Enjoyable History of Steam Era
Review: Nicely done book on history of Eastern sidewheeler steamboats. Western horizontal-engined stearnwheelers are not included. Easily understandable details about how walking-beam engines worked, how valve timing, steam expansion, and boiler firing methods made the most of speed and economy (but not necessarily together!). It's a fun read, but more than that, enables understanding of how steam technology worked and how steamboat transportation was crucial to national development. Brings to life the hardships of development, triumphs of engineering and artful operation and anecdotes of appreciative - or terrified - passengers.
