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Steamboats were also of great use in Africa.

From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022

Steamboats and trains brought the trappings of Victorian-era comfort.

From Washington Times • Sep. 16, 2020

Steamboats were soon armed with small cannons, giving rise to the term “gunboat.”

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2020

Steamboats, improved oceangoing vessels, and the telegraph radically reduced the time and cost associated with both transportation and communication.

From Time • Jun. 17, 2015

Steamboats unloaded their stores, and passengers came and departed for fresh supplies of merchandise; fields waved with golden harvests, and cattle dotted the neighboring hills.

From The Mormon Puzzle, and How to Solve It by Beers, R. W.