Here, in a story of high adventure and unlikely romance, is an authoritative account of the first steamboat voyage on the Mississippi river. This hazardous three-month's long voyage changed the course of history. It is also the story of two fascinating people, Nicholas Roosevelt and his adventurous young wife, Lyola Latrobe, who together challenged the Mississippi … and won.
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History that Reads Like Fiction,
By Tom Potts (Houston, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mr. Roosevelt's Steamboat: The First Steamboat to Travel the Mississippi (Paperback)
"Mr. Roosevelt's Steamboat" describes the first steamboat journey on the Mississippi. It reads like a fast-paced novel yet it is scrupulously accurate history thanks to the thorough research done by the gifted Ms. Dohan. The three-month voyage starts in Pittsburgh in 1811 and is an exciting adventure for Nicholas and Lydia Roosevelt and their two children--the second born enroute. (Nicholas was Theodore Roosevelt's great-granduncle.) Roosevelt believed in his boat and risked everything to demonstrate the commercial feasibility of steam transportation on the Mississippi. The adventure-packed voyage includes passages through dangerous falls, a chase by Indians, the New Madrid earthquake and an on-board fire. This excellently written book is a must for those who like true-action with their history.
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Vivid true adventure,
By Kathleen S. Hawk (Steamboat Springs, CO USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Mr. Roosevelt's Steamboat: The First Steamboat to Travel the Mississippi (Paperback)
An amazing true adventure brought to life -- beautifully written, and with a spirited hero and heroine. In a narrative and highly readable fashion, the author takes us back into the life and times of the early 1800s. She brings into sharp relief the courage and persistence shown by Nicholas Roosevelt and his young wife Lydia Latrobe, as they dared the first steamboat voyage down the uncharted waters of the Mississippi River. The New Madrid earthquake, Indians, primitive living conditions and a host of other challenges spice the story of the historic voyage.
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I'm a 73 year old male who doesn't read a lot but wants to get the most out of my reading time. Mr. Roosevelt's Steamboat sure helped me do that! It is an exciting adventure story as well as an authoritative account of a historic voyage that made a contribution to the transportation revolution in our country. This book held my interest from beginning to end.
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.Like a quickening wind, excitement ruffled the crowd gathered on the banks of the Monongahela at Pittsburgh on the twentieth day of October in 1811. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wicked river, flatboat trip, side paddle wheels, family boats, western waters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, New York, New Madrid, Andrew Jack, Nicholas Roosevelt, Little Prairie, Zadoc Cramer, Robert Fulton, Mary Elizabeth, John Bradbury, Yellow Bank, Falls of the Ohio, Fire Canoe, Indiana Territory, Louisiana Territory, North American, Devil's Channel, Island Thirty-five, Island Thirty-two, Jared Brooks, John Fitch, Main Street, Market Street, Shawnee Town, Stack Island New!
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.Like a quickening wind, excitement ruffled the crowd gathered on the banks of the Monongahela at Pittsburgh on the twentieth day of October in 1811. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
wicked river, flatboat trip, side paddle wheels, family boats, western waters Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New Orleans, New York, New Madrid, Andrew Jack, Nicholas Roosevelt, Little Prairie, Zadoc Cramer, Robert Fulton, Mary Elizabeth, John Bradbury, Yellow Bank, Falls of the Ohio, Fire Canoe, Indiana Territory, Louisiana Territory, North American, Devil's Channel, Island Thirty-five, Island Thirty-two, Jared Brooks, John Fitch, Main Street, Market Street, Shawnee Town, Stack Island New!
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- The Rambler in North America by Charles J. Latrobe in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- Early Western Travels by R. Thwaites in Back Matter (1), Back Matter (2), and Back Matter (3)
- North America (Visual Geography) by G.H.C. Waters in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Journey to America by Alexis Charles Henri Maurice Clere Tocqueville in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Keelboat Age on Western Waters by Leland D. Baldwin in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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