Western Rivermen, 1763–1861: Ohio and Mississippi Boatmen and the Myth of the Alligator Horse by Allen, Michael R - 1994-03-31

Louisiana State University Press, 1994. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting, but may contain a neat previous owner name. The spine remains undamaged. At ThriftBooks, our motto is: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

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Paperback / softback. New. <i>Western Rivermen</i>, the first documented sociocultural history of its subject, is a fascinating book. Michael Allen explores the rigorous lives of professional boatmen who plied non-steam vessels, flatboats, keelboats, and rafts, on the Ohio and lower Mississippi rivers from 1763-1861.<br /><br />Allen first considers the mythical ""half horse, half alligator"" boatmen who were an integral part of the folklore of the time. Americans of the Jacksonian and pre-Civil War period perceived the rivermen as hard-drinking, straight-shooting adventurers on the frontier. Their notions were reinforced by romanticized portrayals of the boatmen in songs, paintings, newspaper humor, and literature. Allen contends that these mythical depictions of the boatmen were a reflection of the yearnings of an industrializing people for what they thought to be a simpler time.<br /><br />Allen demonstrates, however, that the actual lives of… Read More