THE KEELBOAT AGE ON WESTERN WATERS.
by Baldwin, Leland D
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- Seller
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Louisville, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
U. of Pittsburgh Press Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1941, a stated facsimile reprint of the first letterpress edition, xiv, 268pp, index, bibliography, illustrated. VG+ in VG+ dj. The story of river boating in the West before the invention of the steamboat, with chapters on the art of navigation, the boatmen, river pirates, immigrants, etc. From the dj: "The KEELBOAT AGE is a segment cut from the history of the frontier, emphasizing the overwhelming importance of river transportation in the development of the West. The rivers were great arteries carrying farther and farther in never ending flow, a stream of restless, vigorous people into a new land.".
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- Bookseller
- Legacy Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11906
- Title
- THE KEELBOAT AGE ON WESTERN WATERS.
- Author
- Baldwin, Leland D
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Publisher
- U. of Pittsburgh Press
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- RIVER TRANSPORTATION
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