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Old Times on the Upper Mississippi
George Byron Merrick
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Description for Old Times on the Upper Mississippi
paperback. Series: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations, 1 map, ports. BIC Classification: 1KBBSM; HBJK; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 223 x 146 x 18. Weight in Grams: 444.
A long-awaited new edition of the steamboating classic.
George Byron Merrick chronicles the entire panorama of steamboat life he experienced in the mid-1800s, where he started as a cabin boy and worked up to cub pilot on the mighty Mississippi. Originally published in 1909, Merrick’s narrative matches lively stories about gamblers, shipwrecks, and steamboat races with rich descriptions of river life and steamboat operations.
Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage SeriesProduct Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book
Number of Pages
326
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816639434
SKU
V9780816639434
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About George Byron Merrick
George Byron Merrick (1841-1931) grew up in Prescott, Wisconsin, at the junction of the Mississippi and St. Croix rivers. After nine years of steamboating, he volunteered for the Wisconsin Infantry during the Civil War before settling into life as a newspaper editor and publisher.
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