Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (669 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486288447 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 640 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-11 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Experiments of Robert Fulton, steamboats as cargo carriers, steamboats in Indian affairs, during the Civil War, much more. 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. Introduction. Notes and References.
Another wonderful book 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 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.