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Western Rivermen, 1763-1861 – Ohio and Mississippi Boatmen and the Myth of the Alligator Horse

By Michael Allen

After first considering the romanticized, mythical boatmen who were part of the folklore of the time, Allen (history, U. of Washington at Tacoma) draws on firsthand accounts to reveal the lonely, dangerous nature of the profession as well as the social and economic aspects of the rivermen’s lives, such as their cargoes, the river towns they visited, and the impact on their lives of the steamboat and advancing civilization.

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