Steamboats on Louisiana's Bayous: A History and Directory

by Carl A. Brasseaux and Keith P. Fontenot

In an extraordinary feat of research and intrepid historical navigation, Carl A. Brasseaux and Keith P. Fontenot serve as guides through the labyrinthian and often harrowing world of Louisiana bayou steamboat journeys of the mid to late nineteenth century. The bayou country's steamboat saga mirrors in microcosm the tale of America's most colorful -- and most highly romanticized -- transportation era. But Brasseaux and Fontenot brace readers with a...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807129755
• ISBN13: 9780807129753
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: LSU Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"