About this title: The name "Weems", and the Weems line, symbolized nearly the entire epoch of the steamboat on the Chesapeake. The Weems line began in Baltimore in 1819, as steamboats first appeared on the Chesapeake and its rivers. It was sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1905, at the height of the steamboat's "Golden Age", though its boats continued to serve the Bay until the 1930s. Illustrated with maps, drawings and photographs, this is a portrait of life on the Patuxent, the Potomac and the Rappahannock, where Weems boats sailed and the course of the American republic was set.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780801865305ISBN:0801865301
Description: New. 0801865301 "The name Weems, and the Weems line, " writes David C. Holly, "symbolized nearly the entire epoch of the steamboat on the Chesapeake. " The Weems line began in Baltimore in 1819, as steamboats first appeared on the Chesapeake and its rivers. It was sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1905, at the height of the steamboat s "Golden Age, " though its boats continued to serve the Bay until the 19305. Illustrated with maps, drawings, and rare photographs, Tidewater by Steamboat is ... read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780801865305ISBN:0801865301
Description: As New in N/A jacket. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. As issued. xix, 314 pp., illus. Pictorial wraps. read more
Description: Johns Hopkins University Press in association with the Calvert Marine Museum, c.2000, 1st. paperbk. prtg., 7” x10” , 314pp., photos., F $ read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The John Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, MD
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780801841682ISBN:0801841682
Description: As New in as new jacket. 314 pp; comprehensive history of the WEEMS LINE on the Patuxent, Potomac and Rappahannock Rivers; well-illustrated with b & w photos, maps, tables, etc. As New/As New 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. read more
Description: good, ex-lib., good. 27 cm, 314, illus., maps, bibliography, index, DJ pasted to boards, ink name and date on front endpaper, few library markings. A thoroughly researched history of the Weems Line and Pennsylvania Railroadsteam boats that served the Chesapeake Bay from about 1820 to 1930. read more
Edition: First Thus
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780801865305ISBN:0801865301
Description: As New. 4to-over 9¾"-12" tall. 1st pringting, re-issued as a trade paperback, this is largely a history of the Weems Line but it is also a comprehensive history of steamboat transportation on the Chesepeake. The second of Holly's books about steam on the Chesepeake, he is clearly the expert here. Well illustrated with contemporary photographs. Index, notes, maps, history of Weems family, good histories of each of the steamboats of the line. 314 p. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780801841682ISBN:0801841682
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Bound in brown cloth with title lettered in red on spine, illustrated with b/w photos, 314 pages. Binding clean and very lightly worn. Text is clean and unmarked. Very lightly worn dust jacket-now protected in clear archival covers. Images available. USPS confirmation used on all U.S. shipments. read more
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780801841682ISBN:0801841682
Description: Very Good + in Very Good + jacket. Brown cloth covered boards, title lettered in red on spine, illustrated with b/w photos, 314 pages. Clean and attractive copy with minimal wear. Dust jacket protected in clean archival cover. Scans available. USPS confirmation used on all shipments. read more
Edition: First Edition; First Printing
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780801841682ISBN:0801841682
Description: Fine in Fine dust jacket. 9780801841682. EBayfixedprice; 1.25 x 10.5 x 7.5 Inches; 314 pages; From 1819 to 1937 steamboats operated on the Chesapeake Bay, the Patuxent and the Potomac Rivers, carrying passengers and cargoes throughout the region. The most famous line was the Weems line, which began operation in Baltimore in 1819, and was sold to the Pennsylvania Railroad in 1905. This book focuses on the history of the Weems Line, with many great photographs and drawings. 10 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches, ... read more
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