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A long-awaited new edition of the steamboating classic.

George Byron Merrick chronicles the entire panorama of steamboat life he experienced in the mid-1800s, where he started as a cabin boy and worked up to cub pilot on the mighty Mississippi. Originally... Read Full Overview

""Old Times On The Upper Mississippi"" is a memoir written by George Byron Merrick, a steamboat pilot who worked on the Mississippi River from 1854 to 1863. In this book, Merrick recounts his experiences and adventures on the river during a time when steamboats were the primary... Read Full Overview

""Old Times On The Upper Mississippi: The Recollections Of A Steamboat Pilot From 1854 To 1863"" is a historical memoir written by George Byron Merrick and first published in 1909. The book recounts the author's experiences as a steamboat pilot on the Upper Mississippi River... Read Full Overview

""Old Times On The Upper Mississippi: The Recollections Of A Steamboat Pilot From 1854 To 1863"" is a book written by George Byron Merrick and published in 1909. The book is a personal memoir of the author's experiences as a steamboat pilot on the Upper Mississippi River during... Read Full Overview

""Old Times On The Upper Mississippi: The Recollections Of A Steamboat Pilot From 1854 To 1863"" is a memoir written by George Byron Merrick in 1909. The book recounts Merrick's experiences as a steamboat pilot on the Upper Mississippi River during the mid-19th century. Merrick's... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

The author sets forth the relevance of philosophy's past to present day concerns and issues. He shows how philosophizing has arisen from and played a central role in the complex process of cultural change. The author maintains that awareness of past experience throws light on... Read Full Overview