Douglas R. Burgess Jr. is Assistant Professor of History at Yeshiva University. He is the author of The Politics of Piracy (2014), and a contributor to The New York Times and the The Huffington Post.
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Introduction: Annihilating Space 1. Phantasmagoria: Steam and Spectacle in the Public Sphere 2. Selling the Mammoth: The Commodification of Wonder 3. Leviathans: Ships as Fantasy 4. Honor and Glory Crowning Time: Disaster Sermons and the Cult of Technology 5. Ordinary Escapes: American Steamboats and the Masquerade of Class 6. One Small Iron Country: Social Hierarchies on the North Atlantic 7. Vandals Abroad: Travelogues and the Pleasure Cruise 8. The Dollars Are Coming: Steam Tourism and the Transformation of Space 9. Tiffin for Griffins: Educating Imperial Administrators on the Long Voyage 10. The Floating Kaiser: Steamships and National Identity 11. Sitting in Darkness: Critiquing Imperialism from the Top Deck Conclusion: Transportation Is Civilization
Introduction: Annihilating Space 1. Phantasmagoria: Steam and Spectacle in the Public Sphere 2. Selling the Mammoth: The Commodification of Wonder 3. Leviathans: Ships as Fantasy 4. Honor and Glory Crowning Time: Disaster Sermons and the Cult of Technology 5. Ordinary Escapes: American Steamboats and the Masquerade of Class 6. One Small Iron Country: Social Hierarchies on the North Atlantic 7. Vandals Abroad: Travelogues and the Pleasure Cruise 8. The Dollars Are Coming: Steam Tourism and the Transformation of Space 9. Tiffin for Griffins: Educating Imperial Administrators on the Long Voyage 10. The Floating Kaiser: Steamships and National Identity 11. Sitting in Darkness: Critiquing Imperialism from the Top Deck Conclusion: Transportation Is Civilization
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