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The Great American Steamboat Race

Author : Benton Rain Patterson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786453877
Total Pages : 217 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Great American Steamboat Race written by Benton Rain Patterson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2009-08-11 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running from New Orleans to St. Louis in the summer of 1870, the race between the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez remains the world's most famous steamboat race. This book tells the story of the dramatic contest, which was won by the stripped-down, cargoless Robert E. Lee after three days, 18 hours, and 14 minutes of steaming through day, night and fog. The Natchez finished the race only hours later, having been delayed by carrying her normal load and tying up overnight because of the intense fog. Providing details on not only the race narrative but also on the boats themselves, the book gives an intimate look at the majestic vessels that conquered the country's greatest waterway and defined the bravado of 19th-century America.

The Great Steamboat Race

Author : John Brunner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780345258533
Total Pages : 596 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (585 download)

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Download or read book The Great Steamboat Race written by John Brunner and published by . This book was released on 1983 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Great Steamboat Race Between the Natchez and the Rob't. E. Lee

Author : Roy L. Barkau
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Great Steamboat Race Between the Natchez and the Rob't. E. Lee written by Roy L. Barkau and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fastest on the River

Author : Manly Wade Wellman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781258860523
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Fastest on the River written by Manly Wade Wellman and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1957 edition.

Fastest on the River

Author : Manly Wade Wellman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Fastest on the River written by Manly Wade Wellman and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Great Steamboat Race

Author :
Publisher : Belwin Young Band
ISBN 13 : 9780757931949
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The Great Steamboat Race written by and published by Belwin Young Band. This book was released on 2003-06 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: You will smell the smoke and feel the mist on your face. This innovative work by renowned composer Robert W. Smith musically recounts a famous race between two paddle boats, the Robert E. Lee and the Natchez, on the Mississippi River during the summer of 1870. It's everything you expect. Don't miss this dynamic new work. (4: 34)

Hudson River Day Line

Author : Donald C. Ringwald
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 268 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Hudson River Day Line written by Donald C. Ringwald and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A photographic and written catalog of 350 buildings in the historic village of Hudson in Ohio's Western Reserve. A brief history by The Librarian and Curator of The Hudson Library and Historical Society sets the buildings' photographs and descriptive text in historical context. Gives a list of the buildings by construction date. A thorough and heavily illustrated history of steamboats from Robert Fulton to the present. A book for buffs and historians. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Benjamin Brown and the Great Steamboat Race

Author : Shirley Jordan
Publisher : Millbrook Press
ISBN 13 : 0761363440
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (613 download)

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Download or read book Benjamin Brown and the Great Steamboat Race written by Shirley Jordan and published by Millbrook Press. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the summer of 1870, Thomas Leathers was captain of the Natchez. Captain Leathers believed it was the fastest steamboat on the Mississippi River. Captain Cannon of the Robert E. Lee offered to race the Natchez from New Orleans, Louisiana, to St. Louis, Missouri. Twelve-year-old Benjamin Brown, a passenger on the Natchez, wants very much to win the race. But from the moment the Robert E. Lee leaves New Orleans early, it’s clear that Captain Cannon is willing to do whatever it takes for his boat to finish first. Which boat will win? And will the outcome be fair? In the back of the book, you’ll find a script and instructions for putting on a Reader’s Theater performance of this adventure. At our companion website—www.lerneresource.com—you can download additional copies of the script plus sound effects, background images, and more ideas that will help make your Reader’s Theater performance a success.

American National Pastimes - A History

Author : Mark Dyreson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317572696
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (175 download)

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Download or read book American National Pastimes - A History written by Mark Dyreson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-14 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When the colonies that became the USA were still dominions of the British Empire they began to imagine their sporting pastimes as finer recreations than even those enjoyed in the motherland. From the war of independence and the creation of the republic to the twenty-first century, sporting pastimes have served as essential ingredients in forging nationhood in American history. This collection gathers the work of an all-star team of historians of American sport in order to explore the origins and meanings of the idea of national pastimes—of a nation symbolized by its sports. These wide-ranging essays analyze the claims of particular sports to national pastime status, from horse racing, hunting, and prize fighting in early American history to baseball, basketball, and football more than two centuries later. These essays also investigate the legal, political, economic, and culture patterns and the gender, ethnic, racial, and class dynamics of national pastimes, connecting sport to broader historical themes. American National Pastimes chronicles how and why the USA has used sport to define and debate the contours of nation. This book was published as a special issue of the International Journal of the History of Sport.

A Companion to American Sport History

Author : Steven A. Riess
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118609409
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (186 download)

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Download or read book A Companion to American Sport History written by Steven A. Riess and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-03-26 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Companion to American Sport History presents acollection of original essays that represent the firstcomprehensive analysis of scholarship relating to the growing fieldof American sport history. Presents the first complete analysis of the scholarshiprelating to the academic history of American sport Features contributions from many of the finest scholars workingin the field of American sport history Includes coverage of the chronology of sports from colonialtimes to the present day, including major sports such as baseball,football, basketball, boxing, golf, motor racing, tennis, and trackand field Addresses the relationship of sports to urbanization,technology, gender, race, social class, and genres such as sportsbiography Awarded 2015 Best Anthology from the North American Society for Sport History (NASSH)

Gangsters to Governors

Author : David Clary
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813584566
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (135 download)

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Download or read book Gangsters to Governors written by David Clary and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2017-10-30 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2018 Current Events/Social Change Book Award from the Next Generation Indie Book Awards Winner of the 2018 Bronze Current Events Book Award from the Independent Publisher Book Awards Generations ago, gambling in America was an illicit activity, dominated by gangsters like Benny Binion and Bugsy Siegel. Today, forty-eight out of fifty states permit some form of legal gambling, and America’s governors sit at the head of the gaming table. But have states become addicted to the revenue gambling can bring? And does the potential of increased revenue lead them to place risky bets on new casinos, lotteries, and online games? In Gangsters to Governors, journalist David Clary investigates the pros and cons of the shift toward state-run gambling. Unearthing the sordid history of America’s gaming underground, he demonstrates the problems with prohibiting gambling while revealing how today’s governors, all competing for a piece of the action, promise their citizens payouts that are rarely delivered. Clary introduces us to a rogue’s gallery of colorful characters, from John “Old Smoke” Morrissey, the Irish-born gangster who built Saratoga into a gambling haven in the nineteenth century, to Sheldon Adelson, the billionaire casino magnate who has furiously lobbied against online betting. By exploring the controversial histories of legal and illegal gambling in America, he offers a fresh perspective on current controversies, including bans on sports and online betting. Entertaining and thought-provoking, Gangsters to Governors considers the past, present, and future of our gambling nation. Author's website (http://www.davidclaryauthor.com)

The Civil War Era and Reconstruction

Author : Mary Ellen Snodgrass
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317457900
Total Pages : 832 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (174 download)

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Download or read book The Civil War Era and Reconstruction written by Mary Ellen Snodgrass and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-03-26 with total page 832 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The encyclopedia takes a broad, multidisciplinary approach to the history of the period. It includes general and specific entries on politics and business, labor, industry, agriculture, education and youth, law and legislative affairs, literature, music, the performing and visual arts, health and medicine, science and technology, exploration, life on the Western frontier, family life, slave life, Native American life, women, and more than a hundred influential individuals.

The Mobile River

Author : John S. Sledge
Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 1611174864
Total Pages : 613 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (111 download)

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Download or read book The Mobile River written by John S. Sledge and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2015-05-29 with total page 613 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fine, fascinating book. John S. Sledge introduces us to four centuries worth of heroes and rogues on one incredible American river.” —Winston Groom, New York Times–bestselling author of Forrest Gump The Mobile River presents the first-ever narrative history of this important American watercourse. Inspired by the venerable Rivers of America series, John S. Sledge weaves chronological and thematic elements with personal experiences and more than sixty color and black-and-white images for a rich and rewarding read. Previous historians have paid copious attention to the other rivers that make up the Mobile’s basin, but the namesake stream along with its majestic delta and beautiful bay have been strangely neglected. In an attempt to redress the imbalance, Sledge launches this book with a first-person river tour by “haul-ass boat.” Along the way he highlights the four diverse personalities of this short stream—upland hardwood forest, upper swamp, lower swamp, and harbor. In the historical saga that follows, readers learn about colonial forts, international treaties, bloody massacres, and thundering naval battles, as well as what the Mobile River’s inhabitants ate and how they dressed through time. A barge load of colorful characters is introduced, including Native American warriors, French diplomats, British cartographers, Spanish tavern keepers, Creole women, steamboat captains, African slaves, Civil War generals and admirals, Apache prisoners, hydraulic engineers, stevedores, banana importers, Rosie Riveters, and even a few river rats subsisting off the grid—all of them actors in a uniquely American pageant of conflict, struggle, and endless opportunity along a river that gave a city its name. “Sledge brilliantly explores the myriad ways human history has entwined with the Mobile River.” —Gregory A. Waselkov, author of A Conquering Spirit

Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Ohio History

Author : Susan Sawyer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493018922
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Speaking Ill of the Dead: Jerks in Ohio History written by Susan Sawyer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-08-01 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each volume in this series features fifteen to twenty short biographies of notorious bad guys, perpetrators of mischief, visionary if misunderstood thinkers, and other colorful antiheroes from the history of a given city, state, or region of the U.S. The villainous, the misguided, and the misunderstood all get their due in these entertaining yet informing books. Ohio has more than its fair share of stories of women who chose arsenic as the way to eliminate "problems" from their lives, along with corrupt politicians, thieves, unscrupulous gamblers, and other con artists. Read about Dr. John Cook Bennett, who made a fortunate off his belief that diplomas were better bought than earned; Olympic gold medalist James Snook, whose sordid affair took a deadly turn; and Nancy Farrar, whose culpability for one man's murder was as unclear as her mental status.

The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863

Author : Benton Rain Patterson
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 078645900X
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863 written by Benton Rain Patterson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2010-08-23 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Telling the story of the Civil War's Mississippi River Campaign through the experiences of leading officers, ordinary soldiers, and civilians, this book explains how the river campaign came to be one of the key tenets of the Union's strategy and a fundamental contributor to the war's ultimate outcome. It describes the Union's drive down the Mississippi River from Cairo, Illinois, the drive up the river from the Gulf of Mexico, and the capturing of key cities and rebel fortifications along the way, including New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Memphis, Vicksburg, and finally, Port Hudson, Louisiana. The text is supplemented with 24 historical photographs from the Library of Congress and the National Archives.

Hidden History of Downtown St. Louis

Author : Maureen O'Connor Kavanaugh
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 143965929X
Total Pages : 131 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (396 download)

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Download or read book Hidden History of Downtown St. Louis written by Maureen O'Connor Kavanaugh and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017-01-23 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A reputation as the town of shoes, booze and blues persists in St. Louis. But a fascinating history waits just beneath the surface in the heart of the city, like the labyrinth of natural limestone caves where Anheuser-Busch got its start. One of the city's Garment District shoe factories was the workplace of a young Tennessee Williams, referenced in his first Broadway play, The Glass Menagerie. Downtown's vibrant African American community was the source and subject of such folk-blues classics as "Frankie and Johnny" and "Stagger Lee," not to mention W.C. Handy's classic "St. Louis Blues." Navigate this hidden heritage of downtown St. Louis with author Maureen Kavanaugh.

Fodor's Essential USA: Spectacular Cities, Natural Wonders, and Great American Road Trips

Author : Michael Nalepa
Publisher : Fodors Travel Publications
ISBN 13 : 1400007208
Total Pages : 690 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Fodor's Essential USA: Spectacular Cities, Natural Wonders, and Great American Road Trips written by Michael Nalepa and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2008-06-03 with total page 690 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Detailed and timely information on accommodations, restaurants, and local attractions highlight these updated travel guides, which feature all-new covers, a two-color interior design, symbols to indicate budget options, must-see ratings, multi-day itineraries, Smart Travel Tips, helpful bulleted maps, tips on transportation, guidelines for shopping excursions, and other valuable features. Original.