Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi by William J. Peterson (GT802)

Published 1968: First Edition / Hardcover / Very Good Condition / Illustrated throughout

Original green cloth with gilt titles on the cover and spine. 575 very clean and bright pages, edges slightly speckled and rubbed with time. Boards slightly rubbed with time and bumped on the corners consistent with age. (GT802)

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Massive, richly documented history of Mississippi steamboating from voyage of the Virginia in 1823 to about 1870. Experiments of Robert Fulton, steamboats as cargo carriers, steamboats in Indian affairs, during the Civil War, much more. Over 130 illustrations, including numerous rare 19th-century photographs and engravings, maps and other documentation. Introduction. Notes and References. [Google Books]