The First Steamboat On The Mississippi
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The First Steamboat On The Mississippi
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Author : Sterling North
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1962
The First Steamboat On The Mississippi written by Sterling North and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Mississippi River categories.
Covers the construction of the "New Orleans," its historic voyage on the Mississippi River, and the life of inventor and engineer Nicholas Roosevelt who pioneered in steam navigation.
Steamboat Natchez New Orleans
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Author : Kerri McCaffety
language : en
Publisher: Vissi D'Arte Books
Release Date : 2016-11-01
Steamboat Natchez New Orleans written by Kerri McCaffety and has been published by Vissi D'Arte Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-01 with categories.
Award-winning writer and photographer Kerri McCaffety takes on one of the greatest stories of all time--the story of the Mississippi River and the Golden Age of steamboats, the adventure and romance that inspired Mark Twain and captivated imaginations around the world. The larger history of Mississippi river transport is explored within the context of a living legacy and an elegant icon of present-day New Orleans, Steamboat Natchez, the only true steam-powered boat on the Mississippi today.The first steamboat plied the waters of the Mississippi River in 1811. When the steamer, called the New Orleans, arrived in her namesake city, Captain Roosevelt invited the public to come aboard for an excursion down the river and back, a route very similar to the daily cruises the Natchez offers today.In the nineteenth century, steam power changed the world, opening up travel and trade undreamt of before. The South got rich on the exports of cotton and sugar, all carried by the big, beautiful boats. When railroads began to offer more efficient cargo transport around the turn of the twentieth century, the second golden age of the steamboat focused on luxury and entertainment. Steamboats took New Orleans jazz from Storyville to the rest of the world.The first of ten steamboats named Natchez for the Mississippi port city or the Indian tribe, was a sidewheeler built in New York in 1823. She carried passengers and cargo from New Orleans to Natchez, Mississippi. Since then, the Natchez name has meant ultimate beauty and speed on the big river. The most famous and colorful steamboat commander of the nineteenth century, Captain P. T. Leathers, built eight boats named Natchez. His sixth was the racer in the epic 1870 competition with the Robert E. Lee.The new Natchez, built in 1975, carries on a grand tradition. Her original master and captain for 20 years, Clarke C. "Doc" Hawley, is a modern-day river legend and the world authority on steamboat history. Captain Hawley collaborated on writing Steamboat Natchez, New Orleans & The History of Mississippi River Steamboats and acted as expert consultant.
First Steamboat Down The Mississippi
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Author : George Fichter
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 1989-03-31
First Steamboat Down The Mississippi written by George Fichter and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-03-31 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Come aboard the steamboat New Orleans, and experience the real-life adventure of the first steamboat trip down the mighty Mississippi through the eyes of a young crewmember. Tim Collins is a fourteen-year-old orphan trying to get from Pittsburgh to Natchez in the year 1811. He signs on as a deckhand aboard the New Orleans, and meets Nicholas Roo-sevelt, the dynamic builder and owner of the vessel, and his wife Lydia, who braves the untamed river while pregnant. Defying the ridicule of critics who claim that no vessel can defy the current of the mighty Mississippi, the voy-agers set off on their epic journey. They face crafty river pirates, hostile Indians, and wild animals. And can even a steamboat survive the awesome power of the New Madrid earth-quake, the strongest quake in American history?
The Story Of Mississippi Steamboats
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Author : R. Conrad Stein
language : en
Publisher: Children's Press
Release Date : 1987
The Story Of Mississippi Steamboats written by R. Conrad Stein and has been published by Children's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
The story of the steamboats, from their first appearance in 1807 to their importance in the country's development.
Fifty Years On The Mississippi
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Author : Emerson W. Gould
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Fifty Years On The Mississippi written by Emerson W. Gould and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Mississippi River categories.
Mr Roosevelt S Steamboat
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Author : Mary Helen Dohan
language : en
Publisher: Pelican Publishing
Release Date : 2004-07-31
Mr Roosevelt S Steamboat written by Mary Helen Dohan and has been published by Pelican Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-31 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The true story of a family’s daring four-month Mississippi River journey—a tale of danger, childbirth, and a massive earthquake that “reads like a novel” (Publishers Weekly). In 1811, the steamboat New Orleans was the first to travel the Mississippi River in a four-month journey between Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and New Orleans, Louisiana. The only people brave enough to embark upon the journey were Nicholas Roosevelt; his pregnant wife, Lydia Latrobe; and their young daughter. During the course of the trip, the brilliant but reckless Roosevelt led his family through navigational perils, hostile Indians, and fire aboard. The small, fire-engine-powered steamboat saw not only the birth of Roosevelt and Latrobe’s second child, but also the greatest earthquake ever to strike the eastern United States. That cataclysmic event, described in the book from firsthand accounts, destroyed villages, swallowed islands, and reversed the course of the Mississippi River. Mr. Roosevelt’s Steamboat is an authoritative account of a twenty-five-hundred-mile voyage that significantly contributed to America’s transportation revolution. The dynamic main characters share tender romance and great courage. Their incredible trip down the Mississippi assured the future of steam navigation—and the progress of the great westward movement. “A vivid, fast-moving story.” —New Orleans Times-Picayune “In a class by itself . . . Surges with excitement.” —Louisiana History “Well-researched, vividly told.” —Waterways Journal “Intriguing romance, [a] taut, suspense-filled story, cataclysmic drama . . . A whale of a book.” —Christian Herald
The Mississippi Steamboat Era In Historic Photographs
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Author : Joan W. Gandy
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-07-03
The Mississippi Steamboat Era In Historic Photographs written by Joan W. Gandy and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-03 with Photography categories.
DIV170 rare and valuable photographs of Mississippi River and its vessels: major steamboats, luxurious interiors, passenger portraits, cargoes, mail boats, capsized ships, much more. Informative text. /div
Life On The Mississippi
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Author : Mark Twain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1883
Life On The Mississippi written by Mark Twain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1883 with Mississippi River categories.
A memoir of the steamboat era on the Mississippi River before the American Civil War. The first half details a brief history of the river from its discovery by Hernando de Soto in 1541 and describes Twain's career as a Mississippi steamboat pilot, the fulfillment of a childhood dream. The second half of Life on the Mississippi tells of Twain's return, many years after, to travel the river from St. Louis to New Orleans. By then the competition from railroads had made steamboats passe, in spite of improvements in navigation and boat construction. Twain sees new, large cities on the river, and records his observations on greed, gullibility, tragedy, and bad architecture.
Fifty Years On The Mississippi Or Gould S History Of River Navigation
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Author : Emerson W. Gould
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1951
Fifty Years On The Mississippi Or Gould S History Of River Navigation written by Emerson W. Gould and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with Inland navigation categories.
Steamboats And The Cotton Economy
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Author : Harry P. Owens
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Steamboats And The Cotton Economy written by Harry P. Owens and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with History categories.
This first book to make a detailed exploration of the system of riverboat traffic of the Delta region, "Steamboats and the Cotton Economy" is also the first balanced study showing how steamboats in the early years of the republic performed essentially the same role that railroads would later perform in revolutionizing the interior of the nation. Today, the mention of steamboats conjures up romantic visions of cotton landings and mythological river traders. Some of the steamboats plying the Mississippi-Yazoo Delta waterways give form to the myth. Others call forth the true work-a-day world of steamers loaded with passengers, freight, and sacks of cotton seed. Such ubiquitous trade boats, cotton, gin boats, sawmills boats, as well as ice and mail boats, not only helped to build the Cotton Kingdom but also added rich texture and color to the history of the Delta. In discovering the role of steamboats in the everyday life of the Mississippi Delta, this book reveals the vital economic