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Mostly Mississippi:
A very damp
adventure.
Author:
Harold Speakman
Recommended
by: John Hornung
Summary: A very damp
adventure. It is a telling of a river exploration, top to bottom, during the '20s. It is somewhat surprising that some things never
change
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Blue
Thunder:
How the Mafia owned and finally murdered Cigarette boat king Donald
Aronow
Author:
Thomas Burdick
Recommended
by: John Hornung
Summary: The book chronicles the rise and fall of the man who founded Formula, Donzi, Magnum, and Cigarette; and the investigation into his murder. Miami Vice meets Martin Scorsese, is an apt description. (there is a mention of that cornfield scene in
Casino........) Look for
it used, I found my copy on Amazon.com.
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Come
Hell or High Water:
A Lively History of Steamboating on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers
Author:
Michael Gillespie
Recommended
by: Brad Griesenauer
Summary:
A factual read about steamboating in their hay day.
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Life
on the Mississippi Author:
Mark Twain
Recommended
by: Dave Barron
Summary:
I first read it as a child with my parents, and had to reread it again a
couple times in my life. Tells an interesting story of how things were
before Coast Guard, Corps of Engineers, VHF radio, radar and sounders.
To
read book on-line go to: http://www.online-literature.com/twain/life_mississippi/
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On-Line
"Mark Twain" Library
Author: Mark Twain
Recommended
by: Brian of the boat "Called In Sick"
To
read books on-line go to: http://www.online-literature.com/twain/
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River
Horse
Author: William Least-Heat Moon
Recommended
by: Robert Cope of the boat "Slow Ride"
Summary:
Basically, it is
a log of his trip from the Statue of Liberty to the Pacific Ocean, as much as
possible by boat on the inland rivers and lakes. All within a
little over 100 days. It was a perfect read for the time when the cold of
the winter is keeping my prop dry. The majority of the travel was on the
Missouri, and paints a great picture of the view of the country from the water
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