Over 120 black-and-white photographs, sketches, and maps illustrate the colorful text. Interwoven with the history of steamboats is that of ferries keelboats, flatboats, and Civil War tinclads, all of which plied the White River in the 1800s and early 1900s. A keenly researched regional study, this book is nonetheless representative of conditions and activities on similar river systems in many parts of America during the same period. Steamboats and Ferries on the White River pays lasting tribute to the golden age of steam travel.
Over 120 black-and-white photographs, sketches, and maps illustrate the colorful text. Interwoven with the history of steamboats is that of ferries keelboats, flatboats, and Civil War tinclads, all of which plied the White River in the 1800s and early 1900s. A keenly researched regional study, this book is nonetheless representative of conditions and activities on similar river systems in many parts of America during the same period. Steamboats and Ferries on the White River pays lasting tribute to the golden age of steam travel.
Steamboats and Ferries on the White River: A Heritage Revisited
192Steamboats and Ferries on the White River: A Heritage Revisited
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781557285386 |
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Publisher: | University of Arkansas Press |
Publication date: | 07/01/1998 |
Edition description: | REV |
Pages: | 192 |
Sales rank: | 1,056,741 |
Product dimensions: | 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.60(d) |