The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Alleghany, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; With an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

Zadok Cramer

9780332965529: The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Alleghany, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; With an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters (Classic Reprint)

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ISBN 10: 033296552X ISBN 13: 9780332965529

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2022

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Navigate the great rivers of early America with this essential guide to the Monongahela, Alleghany, Ohio, and Mississippi.

A practical navigation manual, it offers detailed directions, river descriptions, and up-to-date appendices, helping pilots and traders chart paths through a vast inland network.

This edition expands on river surveys, includes Ohio and Mississippi maps, and adds accounts of the Missouri and Columbia, along with notes on Louisiana. It blends practical navigation with rich observations about river towns, terrain, and local life, making it useful for sailors, merchants, and land travelers alike.

Descriptions of river routes, currents, and hazards to aid safe passage.
Notes on settlements, towns, and key landmarks along the Ohio, Mississippi, and their tributaries.
Historical appendices about the Missouri, Columbia, and Louisiana regions, with excerpts from contemporary sources.
Practical advice on sugar production, farming, and local commerce tied to river navigation.

Ideal for students of early American exploration, river navigators, and readers curious about the era’s transportation networks and frontier life.

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