This book tells the story of river boating in the west before the invention of the steamboat. Recreates life on the keelboats and flatboats that ran the Ohio, Mississippi, and other rivers from revolutionary days until about 1820.
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This book tells the story of river boating in the west before the invention of the steamboat. Recreates life on the keelboats and flatboats that ran the Ohio, Mississippi, and other rivers from revolutionary days until about 1820.
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Edition:
Paperback reissue; originally published in 1941
Publisher:
University of Pittsburgh Press
Published:
1980
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
13828599784
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Very good. Signed by previous owner. Previous owner's signature on back of front cover; no marks in the text. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 264 p. Includes bibliography, index. Audience: General/trade.
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Good condition paperback. Minor edgewear and rubbing. Spine has faint creasing but isn't split. Tulsa's best used bookstore. Located on South Mingo Road since 1991. No-hassle return policy if not completely satisfied.
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Good+ Crisp and clean except for a prior owner's homemade card pocket on the inside of the front cover; cover also shows a thin crease and mild surface scuffing along the left front, otherwise sound. x, 264pp. incl. index.
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Fair. No Jacket. Book 268 p. Includes iilustrations, index, bibliography. No jacket. Cover shows wear and discoloration especially on spine and on edges.