Upper Mississippi River History: Fact--Fiction--Legend
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.36 (706 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0964093723 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 269 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Now during Captian Ron's retirement years he still does part-timg piloting on the river excursion boats, He has worked on the "Mississippi Queen", "Delta Queen", "Valley Queen", M"Mississippi Belle","Jubilee", and "Mark twain". He has experience piloting stern Paddle-wheel boats, twin,triple,and single screw towboats up to 4600 horsepower, pushing tows upto 1190 feet in length. Most of Captain Ron's piloting wa
Captian Ron's book "UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER HISTORY" begins with the early French explorers and hardy fur trappers. added to all this history are stories and tales from river pilots about the names and landmarks along the upper Mississippi River.. You will find photographs and early historical stories of the upper Mississippi river towns from St.Louis, Missouri, to Minneapolis, Minnesota. He covers the history of the paddle-wheel steamboats from the first one on the Mississippi River in 1811, the "NEW ORLEANS",to the fonding and growth of the paddle-wheel steamboat companies on the upper Mississippi River -- from passenger and freight steamboats to excursion paddle-wheel steamboats of today
John DuBois, St.Cloud Times, St.Cloud, MN This is a well illustrated book with interesting chapters on lock and dams, wingdams, aids to navigation, railroad bridges, rafts and rafting,the Lee-Natches race, and paddle-wheel steamboats past and present. So many, in fact, his buddies bugged him to write them down. James V. Ron Larson spent his work life as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi River. Josephine Jeremiah, Waterways World, England . Joe Hunstock, Waterlines, St.Paul,MN This offers a wealth of photographs and facts about the Mississi
"This book is a must for anyone cruiseing the Upper Miss. R." according to A Customer. Captain Ron's book begins with the early French explorers and hardy fur trappers. He covers the history of the paddle-wheel steamboats from the first one on the Mississippi River in 1811, the "NEW ORLEANS", to the founding and growth of the paddle-wheel steamboat companies on the upper Mississippi River, from passenger and freight steamboats to excursion paddle-wheel steamboats fo today. Added to all this history are stories and tales from river pilots about the names and landmarks along the upper Mississippi River. Reading this book is like ri. "Mississippi River Stories" according to Harry Alsman. If you love River Lore, like we do, you will love this book. It has stories, pictures, and some real history.