The Ohio

by R. E. Banta

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New York and Toronto,: Rinehart & Company , 1949 FIRST EDITION. Illustrations, photos, and maps. Exciting panorama of life on the Ohio River from the time of the Mound Builders, to "discovery" by De La Salle, Miami Wars, the heyday of Steamboat river pilots of the 1850's days to the deepening of the channel and industrial build up of the 1940's. Another volume in the Rivers of America series edited by Hervey Allen and Carl Carmer.. NF-/NF- Grey cloth hardcover with gilt lettering on spine. Logo blindstamped on front. Minor age toning and soiling of boards and edges. Pages clean, binding tight. Pages unmarked except for some age toning and edge soiling. Pictorial DJ has a rocky riverscape with 4 historical boats, canoe to steamboat. some yellowing, especially at edges, spine and flaps. Minor wear and scuffing. Price corner clipped. Protected in mylar cover. 592 pp.. First Edition. Cloth. Near Fine Minus/Near Fine Minus. Illus. by Edward Shenton; Faith Ball. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.