Old Times on a Steamboat on the Upper Mississippi (Illustrated)

This edition is illustrated, and has been formatted for your NOOK.

The majesty and glory of the Great River have departed; its glamor remains, fresh and undying, in the memories of those who, with mind's eye, still can see it as it was a half-century ago. Its majesty was apparent in the mighty flood which then flowed throughout the season, scarcely diminished by the summer heat; its glory, in the great commerce which floated upon its bosom, the beginnings of mighty commonwealths yet to be. I...