Men of the Inland Rivers: Interviews from the Age of Steamboats, Packets and Towboats

by John Knoepfle

During the 1800s Americans developed the foundation for commerce and future economic growth. Steamboats were what drove American commerce in the 1800s and into the early 1900s until the 1950s when steamboats were no longer profitable. Boats in the inland rivers transported everything: lumber, oil for lamps, coal, cotton, and every type of farm animal and crop. Steamboats carried mail, and at a time before radio, TV, and movies, they provided entertainment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0989724298
• ISBN13: 9780989724296
• Release Date: May 2020
• Publisher: Burning Daylight
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 1.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"