Buchbeschreibung Hardcover. Zustand: New. Time-life Books, Alexandria, Va., 1988. Hard Cover. Book Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9�" - 12" tall. 3rd printing. 240 pp very clean and tight. Brown faux leather padded cover with gold lettering. Great description of American history in the old west. Lots of actual photographs of the time and black and white drawings as well. Great for decorators and readers. Appears never read. An attractive, clean, unmarked and collectible copy!. Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers 001088

Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verk�ufer | Verk�ufer kontaktieren

Neu kaufen

EUR 15,39

W�hrung umrechnen

In den Warenkorb

Versand: EUR 17,58

Von Kanada nach USA

Versandziele, Kosten & Dauer

Beispielbild f�r diese ISBN

The Rivermen (Old West Time-Life Series)

Paul O'Neill

Verlag: Brand: Time Life Books (1975)

ISBN 10: 0809414961 ISBN 13: 9780809414963

Neu Hardcover Anzahl: 1

Anbieter:

Front Cover Books
(Denver, CO, USA)

Bewertung

Bewertung:

Buchbeschreibung Zustand: new. Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers FrontCover0809414961

Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verk�ufer | Verk�ufer kontaktieren

Neu kaufen

EUR 29,05

W�hrung umrechnen

In den Warenkorb

Versand: EUR 3,99

Innerhalb der USA

Versandziele, Kosten & Dauer

Foto des Verk�ufers

The Rivermen (Old West Time-Life Series)-Revised

Paul O'Neill; Editors of Time Life Books

Verlag: Time Life Books, U.S.A. (1975)

ISBN 10: 0809414961 ISBN 13: 9780809414963

Neu Hardcover Anzahl: 1

Anbieter:

Mad Hatter Bookstore
(Westbank, BC, Kanada)

Bewertung

Bewertung:

Buchbeschreibung Hardcover. Zustand: New. BRAND NEW-Beautifully embossed brown leather with pictorial pastedown!-Revised 1983- "The Time-Life series on "The Old West" was well done in its time. The volumes that I got had a nice leather cover, slick pages, and many illustrations and photos. An attractive package with good material inside.-This volume focuses on "The Rivermen" of the Missouri River and its tributaries. As the author puts it (Page 7): "For generations of explorers and exploiters, the Missouri was the key to the West." And how to traverse the Missouri? A variety of vessels are featured on page 20--from dugout canoe to keelboat to side wheeler to stern wheeler. Of course, other rivers were important, too, such as the Red, the Des Moines, and the Colorado. But the mightiest of the rivers allowing travel to the West was the Big Muddy, the Missouri River. On page 21 is a map of the "boatable passages" through the wilderness.-Pages 36 and following show the progression of the landscape along the Missouri and provide an element that gives the reader a sense of this mighty river.-The use of the Missouri began when trapping was a major "industry" in the west, with the river providing a means of getting to fur territory and moving the pelts to market. Then, the story of Mike Fink (who spelled his name Miche Phinck), who was quite a character, and whose death seems unhappily appropriate and fitting. The third chapter examines the steamboats as they became the dominant form of transportation along the rivers. On pages 96-99 is a nice schematic diagram of a stern-wheeler. The Missouri, though, could be a rough customer, and one of the nice features of this book is a discussion of the dangers of navigating this river (including some pictures of wrecks).-What of the people who commanded and steered these vessels? There is a whole chapter of these "wizards," with some of the best known featured in photos on pages 132-135. An interesting side bar is one of the extraordinarily rare women who became a licensed steamboat captain, Minnie Hill.-The book ends by describing the ultimate triumph of rail over the riverboats.". Bestandsnummer des Verk�ufers 012662

Weitere Informationen zu diesem Verk�ufer | Verk�ufer kontaktieren

Neu kaufen

EUR 18,51

W�hrung umrechnen

In den Warenkorb

Versand: EUR 17,58

Von Kanada nach USA

Versandziele, Kosten & Dauer

Beispielbild f�r diese ISBN