Fashioned from the same experiences that would inspire the masterpiece "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn", "Life on the Mississippi" is Mark Twain's most brilliant and most personal nonfictional work. It is at once an affectionate evocation of the vital river life in the steamboat era and a melancholy reminiscence of its passing after the Civil War. A priceless collection of of humorous anecodotes and folktales, and a unique glimpse into Twain's...

In turbulent nineteenth-century New Orleans, free man of color Benjamin January finds himself on a perilous steamboat ride that becomes an inescapable journey of death and murder.

"Exciting illustrations follow the events of the Titanic disaster. The combination of brightly colored panels and leveled text is intended for students in grades 3 through 7"--Provided by publisher.

At the start of World War I, German imperial troops burn down a mission in Africa. The mission's reverend was so overtaken with disappointment that he passes away. Shortly after his well-educated, snooty sister Rose buries her brother, she must leave on the only available transport, the 'African Queen' steamboat. The boat is manned by the ill-mannered bachelor, Charlie. Together they embark on a long difficult journey, without any comfort. Rose grows...

Focuses on this American author's connection with steamboats on the Mississippi River while also presenting a history of the craft.

Two famous detectives track down two equally famous jewel thieves at a wedding party aboard the steamboat Sally.

It was called "The Titanic of the South." The luxury steamship sank in 1838 with Savannah's elite on board; through time, their fates were forgotten--until the wreck was found, and now their story is finally being told in this breathtaking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis. When Savannah history professor Everly Winthrop is asked to guest-curate a new museum collection focusing on artifacts recovered from the...

Rhyming text and illustrations depict the sights and sounds of a boat ride.

A rhyming text describes an incident on the Ohio River in 1910 in which the steamboat Virginia went aground in a cornfield.

A story of life on the Mississippi River a few years before the War of 1812. Owen Naylor and Charlotte Dumaine, of Natchez-Under-the-Hill, are united in their effort to put steam power on the river. Their efforts are not appreciated by the keelboat men, who fight steam with fire, violence, and murder.