Author: O'NEIL, PAUL Title: The Rivermen (The Old West)
Description: New York, Time Life Books. 1977. Hard Cover, 11 x 8.5 inches. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A lovely clean very tight copy with bright embossed unmarked faux leather boards and no bumping to corners. No dust jacket. 240pp. By the editors of Time-Life books with text by Paul O'Neil, this book describes the men who manned the boats which carried the explorers and settlers up and down the Missouri and Mississippi rivers as they moved further into the new country, as far as the Rocky Mountains in a wealth of detail and with superb contemporary black & white photos from the time. Also some in colour including detailed illustrations based on artwork. Fine.
Keywords: Wild West, America, Steam Boats, Missouri, Mississippi, Rocky Mountains
Price: GBP 8.25 = appr. US$ 11.78 Seller: Godley Books
- Book number: 006764
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