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Download or read book Boats on the Mississippi written by and published by . This book was released on 2018-11 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a trip on the river! See your favorite boats as you drift down the Mississippi from Baton Rouge to New Orleans and out to the Gulf.
Download or read book Shantyboat written by Harlan Hubbard and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 1977-01-01 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shantyboat is the story of a leisurely journey down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to New Orleans. For most people such a journey is the stuff that dreams are made of, but for Harlan and Anna Hubbard, it became a cherished reality. In their small river craft, the Hubbards became one with the flowing river and its changing weathers. This book mirrors a life that is simple and independent, strenuous at times, but joyous, with leisure for painting and music, for observation and contemplation.
Book Synopsis Life as a Mississippi Riverboat Captain by : Laura Sullivan
Download or read book Life as a Mississippi Riverboat Captain written by Laura Sullivan and published by Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the acquisition of new land in the 1800s, there were many opportunities to travel along waterways, such as the Mississippi River. One profession was that of a riverboat captain. Readers learn what it was like to operate the boat, live on the ship, and transport goods and people along one of the United States' main corridors.
Book Synopsis Historic Photos of Steamboats on the Mississippi by : Dean Shapiro
Download or read book Historic Photos of Steamboats on the Mississippi written by Dean Shapiro and published by Turner. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the earliest rudimentary conveyances to the floating palaces of the present day, a period of 200 years, steamboats have carved out a very special place in American history, especially along the Mississippi River and its tributaries, where they brought passengers, cargo, mail, entertainment, and news--both good and bad--to the settlements of a still-developing nation. With paddle-wheels churning, tall smokestacks billowing, calliopes singing, and steam whistles sounding, the steamboats of the Mighty Mississippi proudly ruled the river. Some offered all the comforts of home (and more); others did the work for the industries that transformed the United States into the industrial giant it became. They carried presidents and kings, socialites and commoners, cotton and coal, lumber and steel. They enabled some of our nation's major cities to grow and flourish. Told through historic photographs in these pages, the story of steamboats that plied the Mississippi and the glorious era they symbolized is vividly captured and enshrined for generations to come.
Book Synopsis Mississippi River Gunboats of the American Civil War 1861–65 by : Angus Konstam
Download or read book Mississippi River Gunboats of the American Civil War 1861–65 written by Angus Konstam and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-01-20 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the start of the American Civil War, neither side had warships on the Mississippi River and in the first few months both sides scrambled to gather a flotilla, converting existing riverboats for naval use. These ships were transformed into powerful naval weapons despite a lack of resources, trained manpower and suitable vessels. The creation of a river fleet was a miracle of ingenuity, improvisation and logistics, particularly for the South. This title describes their design, development and operation throughout the American Civil War.
Book Synopsis Steamboats & Cotton Economy by : Harry P. Owens
Download or read book Steamboats & Cotton Economy written by Harry P. Owens and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1990 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Four Months in a Sneak-box by : Nathaniel Holmes Bishop
Download or read book Four Months in a Sneak-box written by Nathaniel Holmes Bishop and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To the officers and employees of the Light House Establishment of the United States, This Book is Dedicated.
Book Synopsis Bust on the Mississippi by : Captain Art Wilson
Download or read book Bust on the Mississippi written by Captain Art Wilson and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1. When you mix sex, drugs, and alcohol with fast boats...you've got trouble! 2. Heading south on the Mississippi by boat? Here' your new River Guide! 3. Is this possible?
Book Synopsis Pictures of Boats and Scenes on the Mississippi River by :
Download or read book Pictures of Boats and Scenes on the Mississippi River written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Four Months in a Sneak-Box by : Nathaniel Bishop
Download or read book Four Months in a Sneak-Box written by Nathaniel Bishop and published by Applewood Books. This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 362 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Mississippi Steamboat Era in Historic Photographs by : Joan W. Gandy
Download or read book The Mississippi Steamboat Era in Historic Photographs written by Joan W. Gandy and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-07-03 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DIV170 rare and valuable photographs of Mississippi River and its vessels: major steamboats, luxurious interiors, passenger portraits, cargoes, mail boats, capsized ships, much more. Informative text. /div
Book Synopsis Mississippi Steamboatin' by : Herbert Quick
Download or read book Mississippi Steamboatin' written by Herbert Quick and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Last of the Flatboats by : George Cary Eggleston
Download or read book The Last of the Flatboats written by George Cary Eggleston and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author :George Byron Merrick Publisher :Cleveland, O. : A.H. Clark Company, 1909 [c1908] ISBN 13 : Total Pages :342 pages Book Rating :4.3/5 (91 download)
Book Synopsis Old Times on the Upper Mississippi by : George Byron Merrick
Download or read book Old Times on the Upper Mississippi written by George Byron Merrick and published by Cleveland, O. : A.H. Clark Company, 1909 [c1908]. This book was released on 1909 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published: [Cleveland, OH]: The Arthur H. Clark Co., 1909.
Book Synopsis Steamboat Natchez, New Orleans by : Kerri McCaffety
Download or read book Steamboat Natchez, New Orleans written by Kerri McCaffety and published by Vissi D'Arte Books. This book was released on 2016-11-01 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Award-winning writer and photographer Kerri McCaffety takes on one of the greatest stories of all time--the story of the Mississippi River and the Golden Age of steamboats, the adventure and romance that inspired Mark Twain and captivated imaginations around the world. The larger history of Mississippi river transport is explored within the context of a living legacy and an elegant icon of present-day New Orleans, Steamboat Natchez, the only true steam-powered boat on the Mississippi today.The first steamboat plied the waters of the Mississippi River in 1811. When the steamer, called the New Orleans, arrived in her namesake city, Captain Roosevelt invited the public to come aboard for an excursion down the river and back, a route very similar to the daily cruises the Natchez offers today.In the nineteenth century, steam power changed the world, opening up travel and trade undreamt of before. The South got rich on the exports of cotton and sugar, all carried by the big, beautiful boats. When railroads began to offer more efficient cargo transport around the turn of the twentieth century, the second golden age of the steamboat focused on luxury and entertainment. Steamboats took New Orleans jazz from Storyville to the rest of the world.The first of ten steamboats named Natchez for the Mississippi port city or the Indian tribe, was a sidewheeler built in New York in 1823. She carried passengers and cargo from New Orleans to Natchez, Mississippi. Since then, the Natchez name has meant ultimate beauty and speed on the big river. The most famous and colorful steamboat commander of the nineteenth century, Captain P. T. Leathers, built eight boats named Natchez. His sixth was the racer in the epic 1870 competition with the Robert E. Lee.The new Natchez, built in 1975, carries on a grand tradition. Her original master and captain for 20 years, Clarke C. "Doc" Hawley, is a modern-day river legend and the world authority on steamboat history. Captain Hawley collaborated on writing Steamboat Natchez, New Orleans & The History of Mississippi River Steamboats and acted as expert consultant.
Book Synopsis Old Times on the Upper Mississippi; the Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 To 1863 by : George Byron Merrick
Download or read book Old Times on the Upper Mississippi; the Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 To 1863 written by George Byron Merrick and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 edition. Excerpt: ... Appendix A List of Steamboats on the Upper Mississippi River, 1823-1863 In the following compilation I have endeavored to give as complete a history as possible of every boat making one or more trips on the upper Mississippi River -- that is to say, above the upper rapids -- prior to 1863, not counting boats engaged exclusively in the rafting business. Owing to the repetition of names as applied to different steamers, which were built, ran their course, and were destroyed, only to be followed by others bearing the same name, it is altogether likely that some have escaped notice. Others that may have made the trip have left no sign. In nearly every case the record is made either at St. Paul or at Galena. Whenever possible, the names of the master and clerk are given. Where boats were running regularly in the trade but one notation is made: "St. Paul, 1852; 1854; etc.," which might include twenty trips during the season. The record covers the period from 1823, when the first steamer, the "Virginia," arrived at St. Peters from St. Louis, with government stores for Fort Snelling, up to 1863, one year after the writer left the river. ADELIA--Stern-wheel; built at California, Pa., 1853; 127 tons; St. Paul, 1855; 1856; 1857--Capt. Bates, Clerk Worsham. ADMIRAL--Side-wheel; built at McKeesport, Pa., 1853; 245 tons; 169 feet long, 26 feet beam; in St. Paul trade 1854--Capt. John Brooks; went into Missouri River trade; was snagged and sunk October, 1856, at head of Weston Island, in shallow water; had very little cargo at time; was raised and ran for many years thereafter in Missouri River trade. ADRIATIC--Side-wheel; built at Shousetown, Pa., 1855; 424 tons; was in great ice jam at St. Louis, February, 1856. ADVENTURE--In Galena trade 1837--Capt....
Book Synopsis The Last of the Flatboats: A Story of the Mississippi and Its Interesting Family of Rivers by : George Cary Eggleston
Download or read book The Last of the Flatboats: A Story of the Mississippi and Its Interesting Family of Rivers written by George Cary Eggleston and published by Library of Alexandria. This book was released on with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Give it up, boys; you’re tired, and you’ve been in the water too long already. And, besides, I’ve decided that this job’s done.” It was Ed Lowry who spoke. He was lying on the sand under a big sycamore tree that had slid, roots and all, off the river bank above, and now stood leaning like a drunken man trying to stand upright. Ed was a tall, slender, and not at all robust boy, with a big head, and a tremendous shock of half-curly hair to make it look bigger. The four boys whom he addressed had been diving in the river and struggling with something under the water, but without success. Three of them accepted Ed’s suggestion, as all of them were accustomed to do, not because he had any particular right to make suggestions to them, but because he was so far the moral and intellectual superior of every boy in town, and was always so wise and kindly and just in his decisions, that they had come to regard his word as a sort of law without themselves quite knowing why. Three of the boys left the river, therefore, shook the water off their sunburned bodies,—for they had no towels,—and slipped into the loose shirt and cottonade trousers that constituted their sole costume. The other boy—Ed’s younger brother, Philip—was not so ready to accept suggestions. In response to Ed’s call, he cried out in a sort of mock heroics:— “Never say die! In the words of the immortal Lawrence, or some other immortal who died a long time ago, ‘Don’t give up the ship!’ I’m going to get that pig if it takes all summer.” The boys all laughed as they threw themselves down upon the sand by Ed. “Might as well let him alone,” said Will Moreraud; “he never will quit.” Meantime Phil had dived three or four times more, each time going down head first, wrestling with the object as long as he could hold his breath, and each time manifestly moving one end or the other of it nearer the shore, and into shallower water, before coming to the surface again. When he had caught his breath after the third or fourth struggle, he called out:— “I say, boys, it isn’t a pig at all, but a good average-sized elephant. ‘Sink or swim, live or die, survive or perish,’ I’m going to get that animal ashore.”