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Upper Mississippi River History: Fact-Fiction-Legend
Upper Mississippi River History FactFictionLegend Author:Ron Larson Captian Ron's book "UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER HISTORY" 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 fonding and growth of the paddle-wheel steamboat companies on the upper Mississippi River -- from pa... more »ssenger and freight steamboats to excursion paddle-wheel steamboats of today. You will find photographs and early historical stories of the upper Mississippi river towns from St.Louis, Missouri, to Minneapolis, Minnesota. added to all this history are stories and tales from river pilots about the names and landmarks along the upper Mississippi River.« less