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Shantyboats and roustabouts : the river poor of St. Louis, 1875-1930 /

"Shantyboat dwellers and steamboat roustabouts formed an organic part of the cultural landscape of the Mississippi River bottoms during the rise of industrial America and the twilight of steamboat packets from 1875 to 1930. Nevertheless, both groups remain understudied by scholars of the era. M...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Andrews, Gregg (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
Shantyboaters > Missouri > Saint Louis.
Steamboat workers > Missouri > Saint Louis.
Poor > Missouri > Saint Louis.
Waterfronts > Missouri > Saint Louis.
Mississippi River Valley > History > 1865-
Saint Louis (Mo.) > History.
Poor.
Shantyboaters.
Steamboat workers.
Waterfronts.
Mississippi River Valley.
Missouri > Saint Louis.
Since 1865
History.

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