Come Hell or High Water A Lively History of Steamboating on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers

Come Hell or High Water is a delightful and informative anthology of accounts from steamboat passengers, crews and newspapermen from the nineteenth century. Michael Gillespie explores all aspects of steamboat travel from the development and construction of the vessels to the personal accounts of steamboat races, accidents and the pleasures of steamboating on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.Gillespie, Michael is the author of 'Come Hell or High Water A Lively History of Steamboating on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers' with ISBN 9780962082320 and ISBN 0962082325.