West by steamboat
By: Tim McNeese.
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Americans on the move
Publisher: Crestwood House; Maxwell Macmillan Canada; Maxwell Macmillan International
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York; Toronto; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 48
Subjects: River steamers -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 19th century -- Juvenile literature.; River steamers -- West (U.S.) -- History.; West (U.S.) -- Description and travel -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- History -- To 1848 -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- History -- 1848-1860 -- Juvenile literature.; West (U.S.) -- History.
Description: Discusses westward expansion prior to the Civil War and the role of the steamboats on the inland rivers in the settlement of the West.