Gibbons v. Ogden, law, and society in the early republic - Cox, Thomas H.; ebrary, Inc. (Athens, Ohio : Ohio University Press, 2009)
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.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Gibbons, Thomas, -- 1757-1826 -- Trials, litigation, etc; Ogden, Aaron, -- 1756-1839 -- Trials, litigation, etc; Fulton, Robert, -- 1765-1815 -- Trials, litigation, etc; Interstate commerce -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Inland navigation -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Steamboats -- Law and legislation -- Hudson River (N.Y. and N.J.) -- History -- 19th century; Electronic books