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Come hell or high water : a lively history of steamboating on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers / by Michael Gillespie

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Author:
Gillespie, Michael  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 295 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Date:
2001
C2001
Notes:
Includes glossary (p. 283-288).
Contents:
pt. 1. Vessels & navigation: Early steamboats ; Riverboat architecture ; Operations, large & small ; Propulsion, engines & wooding ; The restless river ; Winter perils ; Accursed bridges ; Piloting -- pt. 2. Crew & passengers: The boatmen ; The traveling public ; pt. 3. Fast & furious: Taking the horns ; The river claims its victims ; Tales of war -- Epilogue: One last trip
Topic:
Steamboats--History  Search this
River steamers--History  Search this
Navigation  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1001583