The Steamboat Phoenix and the Archaeology of Early Steam Navigation in North America

The Underwater Archaeology of ‘Phoenix’ and the Early American Steamboat Age in North America offers an in-depth exploration of the archaeological and cultural aspects of early modern steamboat development. It also tells the story of Phoenix, the second steamboat to operate on Lake Champlain and the world’s earliest archaeologically studied steamboat. In doing so, this book breathes life into the event that first opened people’s eyes to the speed, comfort and efficiency of steam propulsion, as well as to the hazards associated with steamboat operation.