Down Memory Lane with Billy Lepper
Subtitle: A short steamboat story
Publisher: Self
Published: December 25, 1949
Place of publication: [S.l
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 89
Subjects: Steamboats -- Ohio River -- History; River boats -- Ohio River -- History; Boatmen -- Ohio River -- Biography; Cincinnati (Ohio) -- History; Klondike goldrush
First sentence: On June 25, 1870, my father W.C.Lepper, Sr. and my mother Mary A. Evans Lepper, rejoiced at my arrival, and as time went on there were six boys and four girls to bless the union. At the time of this writing-1949-there are but four of us left-Mrs. F.C.Vawter-Mrs.W.D.Wooden-Mrs.J.C.Miller and myself. I was born in a log cabin (Just as Lincoln was) in southern Indiana at five P.M. just in time for dinner and have not missed a meal since. We resided on the farm until I reached the age of fourteen.
Description: Autobiography from a Ohio Valley river steamboatman, Klondike goldrusher, and Marine Inspector often raising sunken boats for an Insurance Co. Featuring brief stories of experiences working on many Steam and Wharf boats, a very detailed story traveling to and in Alaska on the way to the Klondike Goldrush, many brief stories raising sunken boats of all kinds for an insurance company, and finally a sorroful medical condition experienced his twlight years leading to an amputation. Great historical significance, and exceptional read.
Notes: Cover title
Table of contents: title: Dedication to my dear wife Edna Bee
pagenum: 1
class: part
label: Dedication; label: Part 1
pagenum: 2
class: part
title: Mud Clerk; label: Part 2
pagenum: 14
class: part
title: Gold to be had on the Klondike; label: Part 3
pagenum: 31
class: part
title: Back to Steamboating as clerk; title: Given "charge" of the Evansville Wharfboat
pagenum: 33
class: part
label: Part 4; label: Part 5
pagenum: 43
class: part
title: Marine Inspector for Neare-Gibbs Insurance Co. of Cincinnati; label: Part 6
pagenum: 86
class: part
title: After my last business trip in July 1945 at 75yrs old