Steam-powered boats revolutionized trade and travel on American rivers in the 1800s, but they were dangerous. The wooden boats were powered by huge boilers that tended to explode. But new technology is something to get excited about, and any human endeavor will eventually turn into a competition, so steamboat races became a thing. These races were an ego trip for the boat captains, a way to advertise for boat owners, a new sport for gamblers, and something to do for spectators.
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