Western Rivermen, 1763-1861: Ohio and Mississippi Boatmen and the Myth of the Alligator Horse by Michael R. Allen

Western Rivermen, 1763-1861: Ohio and Mississippi Boatmen and the Myth of the Alligator Horse

Michael R. Allen

280 pages first pub 1990 (editions)

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
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Western Rivermen, the first documented sociocultural history of its subject, is a fascinating book. Michael Allen explores the rigorous lives of professional boatmen who plied non-steam vessels--flatboats, keelboats, and rafts--on the Ohio and low...

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