| Description |
xvi, 260 p. : ill., map. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Steam power and patent law development in the Eighteenth Century -- Origins of the Fulton-Livingston monopoly -- Corporate negotiations -- Defending the monopoly -- Interstate competition -- Personal rivalries and lawsuits -- The road to the U.S. Supreme Court -- Strategies and deliberations -- The Gibbons decision and popular reaction -- The decline of the New York steamboat monopoly. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries. |
| Subject |
Gibbons, Thomas, 1757-1826 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Ogden, Aaron, 1756-1839 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 -- Trials, litigation, etc.
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Interstate commerce -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Inland navigation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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Steamboats -- Law and legislation -- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) -- History -- 19th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
ProQuest (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Gibbons versus Ogden, law, and society in the early republic |
| ISBN |
9780821418451 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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0821418459 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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9780821418468 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0821418467 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780821443330 (electronic bk.) |
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