The first steamboat on the Mississippi /

Covers the construction of the "New Orleans," its historic voyage on the Mississippi River, and the life of inventor and engineer Nicholas Roosevelt who pioneered in steam navigation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: North, Sterling, 1906-1974
Other Authors: Mays, Victor, 1927-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1962.
Series:North star books.
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Description
Summary:Covers the construction of the "New Orleans," its historic voyage on the Mississippi River, and the life of inventor and engineer Nicholas Roosevelt who pioneered in steam navigation.
Physical Description:184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.