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Old times on the upper Mississippi : recollections of a steamboat pilot from 1854 to 1863 /
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, Merricks narrative matches lively stories about gamblers, shipwrecks, and steambo...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis, Minn. ; London :
University of Minnesota Press,
2001.
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| Colección: | Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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, Merricks narrative matches lively stories about gamblers, shipwrecks, and steamboat races with rich descriptions of river life and steamboat operations. |
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| Notas: | Originally published: Cleveland: Arthur H. Clark, 1909. Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (323 pages) : illustrations, 1 map, portraits |
| ISBN: | 9780816693641 0816693641 |