{"product_id":"the-life-and-times-of-annaliese-corbin-9781585445165","title":"The Life and Times of the Steamboat Red Cloud: Or, How Merchants, Mounties, and the Missouri Transformed the West","description":"In July 1882, the steamboat \u003ci\u003eRed Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e hit a snag near Fort Peck, Montana, and settled into the bed of the Missouri River with a full cargo. The flagship of I. G. Baker \u0026amp; Company, which controlled much of the trade that flowed to Fort Benton and the upper reaches of the Missouri River, the \u003ci\u003eRed Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e had served as an agent of change in the West through which it traveled. Through the story of the boat and its owner, Annalies Corbin casts new light on the role of entrepreneurs and steamboats in the development of the West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eRed Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e was a symbol--and a source--of the trading company's success. Bought for $25,000 in 1877, it was one of three boats that I. G. Baker employed on the Missouri. A stern-wheeled, wooden-hulled packet boat, the \u003ci\u003eRed Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e carried both cargo and passengers on a \"floating palace.\" But for all its success, when the ship sank only five years later, the transcontinental railroad was already displacing the steamboat as the preferred way to transport both people and cargo. The era of transformation symbolized by the \u003ci\u003eRed Cloud\u003c\/i\u003e was drawing to a close. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe first book to view the development of the Canadian Rockies from a maritime perspective, \u003ci\u003eThe Life and Times of the Steamboat\u003c\/i\u003e Red Cloud ties the Missouri River's commercial development with the opening of the Canadian west and its most important communities, with the formation of the Canadian North-West Mounted Police and with the river by which they were supplied. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders interested in western history, maritime history, and nautical archaeology will find this well-researched and engagingly written book an invaluable addition to their libraries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Annaliese Corbin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1585445169\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781585445165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 145\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.36h x 6.16w x 0.53d","brand":"Annaliese Corbin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46881093386495,"sku":"9781585445165","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_948a5016-2462-4582-9336-f5dc9f9f8cb3.jpg?v=1747970651","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-life-and-times-of-annaliese-corbin-9781585445165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}