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Three Days On The Ohio River

Three Days On The Ohio River

William, Father

Paperback

Travel WritingGeneral United States HistoryGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354503225
ISBN13: 9789354503221
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 6 2021
Pages: 62
Weight: 0.23
Height: 0.15 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A river trip can read like history in motion. Listen to the Ohio river. In Three Days On The Ohio River, Father William records an ohio river voyage with the brisk clarity of a witness and the curiosity of a traveller. This public domain travel memoir is presented as a complete unabridged travelogue, rich in the details that bring steamboat river life to the page: schedules and stops, passing craft, river work, and the shifting moods of weather and water. There is humour, occasional reverence, and a reporter's eye for small transactions at the landing stages - cargo, tickets, meals, and the simple relief of sighting the next bend ahead. Along the way, river towns and scenery unfold in quick, memorable impressions, making this classic river journey book ideal for armchair travel reading as well as for anyone who loves the lived texture of place. More than simple sightseeing, the book captures the Ohio river valley at a turning point in nineteenth century America, when commerce, faith, and migration met on the water. For american history readers, it offers a grounded view of everyday movement and conversation that formal histories often miss; for collectors, it stands comfortably beside mark twain river writing and other american waterways classics as a small but telling document of the age. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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