Look Down that Winding River: An Informal Profile of the Mississippi
- ISBN-10
- 0800849604
- ISBN-13
- 9780800849603
- Category
- Social Science / Customs & Traditions
- Pages
- 192
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1973
- Publisher
- Taplinger Publishing Company
- Author
- Ben Lucien Burman
Description
The spirit of the steamboat era comes alive as an ex-pilot recalls his adventures on showboats, tugs, and shrimp platforms
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