Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (885 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486288447 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 640 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Another wonderful book" according to Kay Bennett. The history of the steamboat is a romantic one on the Mississippi river. It took on its own life compared to the land dwellers. "Somewhat archaic but interesting history" according to A Florida Reader. Fairly decent book composed of a number of narrative tales from the start of the use of steamboats on the Ohio and Mississippi to a later focus on voyages on the river upstream of St Louis. The chapters are somewhat unrelated at times, going from a biography of a famous captain to a famous 185Somewhat archaic but interesting history A Florida Reader Fairly decent book composed of a number of narrative tales from the start of the use of steamboats on the Ohio and Mississippi to a later focus on voyages on the river upstream of St Louis. The chapters are somewhat unrelated at times, going from a biography of a famous captain to a famous 1854 sightseeing excursion. Written about eighty years ago the style a. sightseeing excursion. Written about eighty years ago the style a
Experiments of Robert Fulton, steamboats as cargo carriers, steamboats in Indian affairs, during the Civil War, much more. Introduction. Notes and References.. Over 130 illustrations, including numerous rare 19th-century photographs and engravings, maps and other documentation. Massive, richly documented history of Mississippi steamboating from voyage of the Virginia in 1823 to about 1870