Historian Gus Kasper recently announced the upcoming release of Steamboats of the York River and Her Tributaries.
The book explores the story of steamboats on the York, Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers, reported Kasper. Carrying both freight and passengers, these vessels often featured elegant interiors and functioned as floating hotels with large dining rooms and refined saloons. They also were the driving force behind the economy, since it was….
