Red River Steamboats

Red River Steamboats
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Publisher : Arcadia Library Editions
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 1531601057
ISBN-13 : 9781531601058
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Book Synopsis Red River Steamboats by : Eric J. Brock

Download or read book Red River Steamboats written by Eric J. Brock and published by Arcadia Library Editions. This book was released on 1999-07 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Known by the French settlers of the eighteenth century as the Fleuve Rouge, the Red River boasts a fascinating history in Louisiana. It is the state's historic highway along which plantations were built, and upon which their wares went to the great markets of New Orleans and the rest of the world. In this captivating collection of vintage images, the history of navigation on the Red River unfolds. Flowing some 1,300 miles through four states, the Red River is the eighth-longest river in the continental United States. Despite numerous disasters, regular navigation occurred on the river for over a century. Huge craft loaded with North Louisiana cotton plied the river between Shreveport and New Orleans, and packet steamers carried mail and passengers to dozens of stops along the river's path. The showboats traveling along the river brought a new form of entertainment to the cities and towns that lined its banks. Included in this volume are views spanning the Great Raft, the opening of the river to navigation and commerce, the role the river played in the Civil War, and the twilight of commercial steam navigation. The first photographic tribute to the river ever published, Red River Steamboats captures a bygone era in Louisiana's history.


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