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Books : Come Hell or High Water: A Lively History of Steamboating on the Mississippi and Ohio RiversIn association with Amazon.com List Price: $19.95 Amazon.com's Price: $15.96 You Save: $3.99 (20%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: Perfect PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 970 EAN: 9780962082320 ISBN: 0962082325 Label: Heritage Press Manufacturer: Heritage Press Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 316 Publication Date: March 05, 2002 Publisher: Heritage Press Studio: Heritage Press Sales Rank: 524015 Related Items:
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 Rating:  - An outstanding book; very well written and easily readAfter a family vacation to Missouri and Arkansas, I needed to read more on the Steamboating era of the Mississippi, and Gillespie's "Come Hell or High Water" caught my eye. It was very well and smoothly written, cascading from one topic to another effortlessly. Besides the writing, the content was more than expected, covering the history of steamboating, the architecture and engineering behind the boats, what it was like to ride or work on a boat, etc. Gillespie's descriptions are complete ... Read More Rating:  - Heavy-Handed re-hash of old materialWith this book I expected what the subtitle promises -- "a lively history of steamboating on the Mississippi and Ohio rivers." But there is little or no new material in this book. It consists largely of old accounts, mostly contemporary with the steamboat era. Most of the extracts are long, and even with spelling and punctuation modernized, they're difficult to wade through due to the obtuse language and the amount of commentary not related to steamboats. The library of any really serious ... Read More Rating: - Everything you ever wanted to know about steamboats_Come Hell or High Water_ by Michael Gillespie might as well be titled "everything you ever wanted to know about Mississippi (and Ohio) River steamboats but was afraid to ask." A very thorough book, Gillespie covered every aspect of steamboating and the history of this form of transportation one might hope. As I knew very little about steamboats before picking up this book, I learned quite a bit. Gillespie produced what he called an anthology, a collection of first person accounts of life on ... Read More Rating: - Handsome book!"Come Hell or High Water" is a delightful and informative anthology of accounts from steamboat passengers, crews and newspapermen from the 19th century. Gillespie explores all aspects of steamboat travel from the development and construction of the vessels to the personal accounts of steamboat races, accidents and the pleasures of steamboating on the Western Rivers. I found it readable, substantial, and well-informed. Browse for similar items by category:
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