Steamboats on the Hudson: An American Saga

Two Bobs, Three Johns, Three Jims, a Nick, an Aaron, a Tom and a Boat

• Introduction
• Battle of the Booklets (1)
• Battle in the Legislature
• Battle in the Newspapers
• Battle of the Booklets (2)
• Battle in the Courts
• Competition
• The Golden Age

Related Information

• The Contenders
• • James Rumsey
  • John Fitch
  • Robert Livingston
  • John Stevens
  • Nicholas Roosevelt
  • Robert Fulton
  • James Van Ingen
  • Aaron Ogden
  • Thomas Gibbons
  • James Kent
  • John Marshall
• Timeline
• Research at NYSL
• Site Index

Nicholas J. Roosevelt (1767–1854):

Nicholas J. Roosevelt was an inventor and engineer, born in New York City. About 1797 he entered into an agreement with Robert R. Livingston and John Stevens to build a steamboat, the engine for which was to be constructed at his foundry in New Jersey.

 

* BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION from:

Dictionary of American Biography,
New York State Library call number: A,920.073,qD55a

 

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