OLD TIMES ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI; The Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863

Merrick, George Byron

Published by The Arthur H. Clark Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1909

About this Item

BOOK DESCRIPTION: 8vo, 323 pgs, illustrations, maps, portraits, Blue cloth top edge gilt, other edges untrimmed. Limited to 1276 copies. CONDITION DESCRIPTION: Light rubbing and wear to edges spine ends; else clean. Interior with bookplate of former owner with added material laid in; else clean and tight. CONTENTS DESCRIPTION: Clark/Brunet #186: "This work was edited by Rueben Gold Thwaites, but he is uncredited. James K. Hosmer's evaluation. in 1909, that there is "no better account, from the inside, of steam boating", is still correct. The recollections of Merritt are extremely diverse and include information touching on a variety of subjects, from economic and industrial to historical and ethnological." REFERENCES: Graff 2756; Howes M539. Seller Inventory # 0623005

Bibliographic Details

Title: OLD TIMES ON THE UPPER MISSISSIPPI; The ...

Publisher: The Arthur H. Clark Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Publication Date: 1909

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition