ISBN: 9780809414963 - the rivermen (32 Ergebnisse)

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear . This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear .

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good Condition. Five star seller - Buy with confidence.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover. Pages clean and unmarked. Covers show very minor shelf wear. Binding tight, hinges strong.; 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed! Ships same or next business day.

Zustand: As New. Like New condition. A near perfect copy that may have very minor cosmetic defects.

Zustand: Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Zustand: Very Good. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Hardcover, very good cond. an excellent copy.

Hardcover. Zustand: Acceptable. Tear in binding at top of spine. otherwise fine, great copy. Single volume - damaged/worn/marked copy Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Leather Bound. Zustand: Used - Good.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. The Old West Series.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as Issued. brown faux-leather c w/pictorial inset on front; 240 clean, unmarked pages; Revised. Color & b&w (illustrator).

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. Later Printing. The Old West; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 240 pages; Illustrated Boards, , Book Tight, Black and White Photographs. Text is clean no markings seen.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket.

Zustand: New. U.S.A.: Time Life Books, 1988. 3rd Printing. New. Time-life Books, Alexandria, Va., 1988. Hard Cover. Book Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 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! 240 pp.…

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.".…

hardcover. Zustand: Fair.

hardcover. Zustand: Very Good.

hardcover. Zustand: As New.