Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi,
by Petersen, William John
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1112898093
- ISBN 13
- 9781112898099
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About This Item
State Historical Society of Iowa. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1968. 1st Edition Thus; First Impression. Hardcover. 1112898093 . Green hardcover with gilt print. Clean and tight. dust has minor tear at top, now in mylar cover. 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. ; Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 575 pages .
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- A Book Legacy (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 62497
- Title
- Steamboating on the Upper Mississippi,
- Author
- Petersen, William John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- 1st Edition Thus; First Impression
- ISBN 10
- 1112898093
- ISBN 13
- 9781112898099
- Publisher
- State Historical Society of Iowa
- Place of Publication
- Iowa
- Date Published
- 1968
- Keywords
- 1112898093, Mississippi River, Americana, History, Iowa, Ohio River
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