The Answer of Mr. Sullivan, to the Letter and Mis-statements of the Hon. Cadwallader D. Colden: As the Advocate of the Monopoly of Steam and Fire in Navig

Publisher Marketing: Title: The answer of Mr. Sullivan, to the letter and mis-statements of the Hon. Cadwallader D. Colden: as the advocate of the monopoly of steam and fire in navigating the rivers, coasts, and lakes of New York. Author: John L SullivanPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U. S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more. Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more. Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP03379000CollectionID: CTRG00-B1362PublicationDate: 18230101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "The unconstitutionality or limitation of the monopoly demonstrated. The bad policy and injurious effects of it on the community exposed. The legality of an extension of the term of time of a patent when for the good of a state; and the just views and claims of patentees in steam navigation fully explained. Supported by opinion of counsel." "Tonnage, profits, plans of operation, &c." "Mr. Duer's opinion on the claim of Mr. Sullivan as a patentee, to navigate with steam boats, the waters of the state of New-York."--P. 30-32. Collation: 47 p.; 22 cm Contributor Bio:  Sullivan, John L John L. Sullivan is Associate Professor of Media & Communication at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA. He earned his B. A. in German and Media Studies from Pomona College and his M. A. and Ph. D. in Communication from the Annenberg School for Communication at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sullivan s research explores the links between media industries and systems of social and economic power. More specifically, he focuses on audience constructions within media organizations, the implementation of U. S. media policies, and the political economy of cultural production. Recently, Dr. Sullivan has begun a longer-term project to study the political economy of free, open source software (F/OSS) movements.