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Old Times on the Upper Mississippi / The Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863

di George Byron Merrick

Capitoli (37)

Old Times on the Upper Mississippi 0:00
Old Times on the Upper Mississippi: Prelude 0:05
Chapter I Early Impressions 4:15
Chapter II Indians, Dugouts, and Wolves 14:53
Chapter III On the Levee at Prescott 34:24
Chapter IV In the Engine-room 49:56
Chapter V The Engineer 1:07:25
Chapter VI The "Mud" Clerk—Comparative Honors 1:19:17
Chapter VII Wooding Up 1:29:25
Chapter VIII The Mate 1:38:59
Chapter IX The "Old Man" 1:49:38
Chapter X The Pilots and Their Work 2:04:01
Chapter XI Knowing the River 2:29:37
Chapter XII The Art of Steering 2:42:10
Chapter XIII An Initiation 2:54:21
Chapter XIV Early Pilots 3:04:35
Chapter XV Incidents of River Life 3:17:50
Chapter XVI Mississippi Menus 3:31:45
Chapter XVII Bars and Barkeepers 3:44:52
Chapter XVIII Gamblers and Gambling 3:52:35
Chapter XIX Steamboat Racing 4:01:46
Chapter XX Music and Art 4:17:06
Chapter XXI Steamboat Bonanzas 4:32:23
Chapter XXII Wild-cat Money and Town-sites 4:51:49
Chapter XXIII A Pioneer Steamboatman 5:08:22
Chapter XXIV A Versatile Commander; Wreck of the "Equator" 5:19:36
Chapter XXV A Stray Nobleman 5:32:34
Chapter XXVI In War Time 5:50:25
Chapter XXVII At Fort Ridgeley 6:03:51
Chapter XXVIII Improving the River 6:17:13
Chapter XXIX Killing Steamboats 6:35:20
Chapter XXX Living It Over Again 6:57:38
Appendix 7:24:11
Appendix A List of Steamboats on the Upper Mississippi River, 1823-1863 7:24:17
Appendix D Improvement of the Upper Mississippi, 1866-1876 9:08:55
Appendix E Indian Nomenclature and Legends 9:09:22
Index 9:17:38

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Narratore: Samuel — Elderly American Humorist (en-US)
Durata: 9 h 18 min
Lingua: English
Aggiunto: 1 ottobre 2026
Ebook originale: Project Gutenberg
Licenza: Public domain