Here, in a story of high adventure and unlikely romance, is an authoritative account of the first steamboat voyage on the Mississippi river. This hazardous three-month's long voyage changed the course of history. It is also the story of two fascinating people, Nicholas Roosevelt and his adventurous young wife, Lyola Latrobe, who together challenged the Mississippi & and won.
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