The boatmen.
Publisher: Putnam
Published: 1968
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: River boats; Inland water transportation -- North America; Boatmen -- United States; River boats; Inland water transportation -- North America; Boatmen
Description: A history of inland and coastal water transportation in North America. Examines Indian birchbark canoes, rafts, keelboats, barges, steamboats, bullboats, sternwheelers, and oarboats; and describes boat building, piracy, and navigation problems as well as the colorful language, legends, and songs of the boatmen.
Notes: Bibliography: p. [221]