Die Kettenschifffahrt auf Elbe und Saale

Zesewitz, S: 2017 Germany, hardcover 120 pages, illustrated. A richly illustrated history of chain steamship navigation along the Elbe and Saale rivers, highlighting how these unique vessels used a submerged chain to pull themselves and cargo barges upstream from the late 19th century until the mid-20th century. Through over a hundred historical images and technical drawings, the author explores the economic and technological significance of this now-vanished form of inland shipping, tracing its development and eventual decline. ISBN 9783954007646 In very good condition