Rivermen, The

Book

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Rivermen, The

Entry/Object ID

L1976.1.2

Description

The Rivermen is a Time-Life Book in the Old West Series with text by Paul O'Neil. It covers the 3000-mile waterway west up the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers. It covers the use and problems of the steamboats and the various problems navigating the rivers. Many pictures are included which show the anatomy of steamboats and sternwheelers and the people who commanded them and rode on them. 240/Hardbound/Illustrations/Photographs.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Steamboats, Transportation

Search Terms

19th Century American West, Mississippi River, Missouri River, Columbia River, Western Migration, Geographical, Indian Interaction, Military

Book Details

Author

Time-Life

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

1975

Call No.

Western TI

LCCN

75-7913

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent