Old Times on the Upper Mississippi
Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863
Häftad, Engelska, 2001
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A long-awaited new edition of the steamboating classic.George Byron Merrick chronicles the entire panorama of steamboat life he experienced in the mid-1800s, where he started as a cabin boy and worked up to cub pilot on the mighty Mississippi. Originally published in 1909, Merrick’s narrative matches lively stories about gamblers, shipwrecks, and steamboat races with rich descriptions of river life and steamboat operations.Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Series
Produktinformation
- Utgivningsdatum2001-09-04
- Mått147 x 222 x 41 mm
- Vikt444 g
- FormatHäftad
- SpråkEngelska
- SerieFesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book
- Antal sidor326
- FörlagUniversity of Minnesota Press
- ISBN9780816639434