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9781419176852
The title "alligator-horse," of which Western rivermen were very proud, carried with it a suggestion of amphibious strength that made it both apt and figuratively accurate. On all the American rivers, east and west, a lusty crew, collected from the waning Indian trade and the disbanded pioneer armies, found work to its taste in poling the long keel boats, "corralling" the bulky barges.Hulbert, Archer B. is the author of 'Paths of Inland Commerce', published 2004 under ISBN 9781419176852 and ISBN 1419176854.
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