Mississippi sternwheelers
By: Pam and Gerry Zeck ; illustrations by George Overlie.
Contributors: Zeck, Gerry.; Overlie, George, ill.
Publisher: Carolrhoda Books
Published: 1982
Place of publication: Minneapolis
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Paddle steamers -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Paddle steamers -- History.; Steamboats -- History.; Mississippi River -- Navigation -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Mississippi River -- Navigation -- History.
Description: Photographs and text describe the origins of sternwheel paddle boats and how they aided in the settling of the interior of the United States. Also included is a look at today's sternwheelers.