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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherGreat River Publishing
ISBN-100962082376
ISBN-139780962082375
eBay Product ID (ePID)1659458
Product Key Features
Book TitleWild River, Wooden Boats : True Stories of Steamboating on the Missouri
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicNavigation, Ships & Shipbuilding / History, Ships & Shipbuilding / General, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
Publication Year2000
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorMichael Gillespie
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
SynopsisThis book is the true story of steamboating on the Missouri River. The wild river is recalled by crewmen and passengers from the nineteenth century who recorded their stories and tales of disaster in memoirs, diaries and journal entries.
A collection of pieces if information on steamboating on the Missouri River, 1820-1880. Also has general information of great value Hardy pioneers forcing boats up and down rivers that would be considered non-navigable today.