Title: Western rivermen, 1763-1861 : Ohio and Mississippi boatmen and the myth of the alligator horse /
Authors: Allen, Michael, 1950-
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press,
Year: 1990
Subjects: River life Ohio River History.; River life Mississippi River History.; Boaters (Persons) Ohio River History.; Boaters (Persons) Mississippi River History.; Folklore Ohio River.; Folklore Mississippi River.; Boaters (Persons) Ohio River History.; Boaters (Persons) Mississippi River History.; Ohio River Social life and customs.; Mississippi River Social life and customs.
Contents: Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Alligator horses -- 1803: the world the boatmen knew -- Hard way to make a living -- Kentucky boatmen -- Flatboating in the steamboat age -- The new flatboatmen -- Myths and other realities -- Epilogue: Last of the boatmen -- Appendix: Two songs and a poem -- Glossary -- Bibliographical essay -- Index.