Come Hell or High Water, a Lively History of Steamboating on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers by Michael Gillespie map NC Beaufort Watercolor painting of map reflecting

Watercolor painting of map reflecting Lisa Middleton’s unique method of tea and watercolor

and five contemporary copies were made

who became a pioneer in navigating long distances on water and in the air

300 square miles

The northern hardwood forest is dominated by deciduous trees

Come Hell or High Water, a Lively History of Steamboating on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers by Michael Gillespie map NC Beaufort Watercolor painting of map reflectingA Lively History of Steamboating on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers True Stories of Steamboating on the Missouri River from one of our favorite steam era authors! In Come Hell or High water, Gillespie invites the reader to experience the challenge that was steamboating in the nineteenth century as recorded firsthand by passengers, crew members and journalists. Dozens of historic photos, charts, maps and Illustrations. "For one brief moment in history,