Whether called a riverboat, paddleboat, sternwheeler, or showboat, the steamboat revolutionized river travel between 1810 and the Civil War. Greatly advancing commerce and travel, these floating mansions provided a romanticism and color which has long since disappeared. This superb volume describes a world in which every boy along the Mississippi yearned to become a river pilot, and every levee was crowded with goods waiting to be loaded onto steamboats, a world in which the elite of society rubbed shoulders with gamblers in the luxury of mighty river cruises.
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The potraits of the riverboats are phenominal. A great work of history to go with the wonderful black and white photos of some of the giants in the history of river traffic. You will not be disappointed in your purchase of this wonderful book. More than a coffee table book it is an adventure into one of the most fascinatiing eras of history
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Lamentably, much is not known about the first practical steamboat to ply the western waters. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Civil War, United States, Mark Twain, Red River, Aleck Scott, Far West, Mound City, World War, American Queen, West Virginia, Belle of Louisville, Captain Thomas, Fort Henry, James River, Mississippi River, Delta Queen, John Fitch, Mississippi Queen, Streckfus Steamers, Tennessee River New!
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Lamentably, much is not known about the first practical steamboat to ply the western waters. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Civil War, United States, Mark Twain, Red River, Aleck Scott, Far West, Mound City, World War, American Queen, West Virginia, Belle of Louisville, Captain Thomas, Fort Henry, James River, Mississippi River, Delta Queen, John Fitch, Mississippi Queen, Streckfus Steamers, Tennessee River New!
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- Life on the Mississippi (Signet Classics) by Mark Twain in Front Matter
- The Red River by D.M. Thomas on page 59
- Battle of Shiloh (Incidents in the American Civil War, 23) by John F. Wakefield on page 64
- Civil War (Vol 2) by Shelby Foote on page 70
- Life on the Mississippi (Signet classics) by Mark Twain in Front Matter
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