Along the Ohio River: Cincinnati to Louisville (KY) (Postcard History Series) [Paperback]

Robert Schrage (Author), Donald Clare (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2006

The Ohio River is not only a river of scenery and beauty, but also one of opportunity. It is a river of journey and exploration; a river of dreams, both personal and private; a river of commerce and enterprise. It is also a river of floods and destruction. Along the Ohio River: Cincinnati to Louisville journeys down this dynamic river. The postcard images show many riverfront scenes, from the cities along the way to excursion steamboats, river scenery, and the river at work.

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About the Author

Robert Schrage is a public administrator and collector of historic manuscripts. His previous works include Schrage and Scheyer's All-Star Baseball Trivia Book and two titles with Arcadia Publishing: Burlington and Then & Now: Boone County. Donald Clare works in a local hospital as a registered emergency-room nurse. He has published many articles and stories on history and starred in the movie Rabbit Hash: The Center of the Universe. Mr. Schrage and Mr. Clare serve on the Historic Preservation Review Board of Boone County and the Rabbit Hash Historical Society Board.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (July 31, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 073854308X
• ISBN-13: 978-0738543086
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,091,710 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Cards along the river from 1900's on, April 24, 2008

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Gary Sprandel (Frankfort, Kentucky) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Along the Ohio River: Cincinnati to Louisville (KY) (Postcard History Series) (Paperback)

This book should be a fun and instructive read for anyone living in Louisville, Cincinnati, or river towns in between (like Rabbit Hatch, Kentucky). Old postcards going back to the early 1900's are used to show, for example the Roebling bridge, when the Ohio was low enough to show the foundations. In Cincinnati, I was also fascinated with the inclines. As a Louisville resident, the cards showing the unloading of boats with horse drawn wagons, and excursion vessels unloading passengers were most interesting. Perhaps the highlights are the steamship pictures, with info on side-wheelers, steam stacks, that band under bridges, and races and disasters. I wish color plates would have included the hand colored Kraemer post cards, and I would have enjoying reading more of the messages on the cards.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars poor at best, August 19, 2010

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Margaret Macfarland "old movies, good times" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Along the Ohio River: Cincinnati to Louisville (KY) (Postcard History Series) (Paperback)

sorry l love cincy lived all my 60 years almost but this doesn't do much for it bla postcards not much history at all just bought at sales and thrown in a book cheap for them expensive to buy it, would not again. think before you do like l did.