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George Byron Merrick

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Writes aboutSteam-navigation -- Mississippi River -- History -- 19th century River life -- Mississippi River -- History -- 19th century River boats -- Mississippi River -- History -- 19th century Pilots and pilotage -- Mississippi River -- Biography Mississippi River Valley -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Mississippi River Valley -- Description and travel Mississippi River -- Social life and customs -- 19th century Mississippi River -- Description and travel Merrick, George Byron Frontier and pioneer life -- Mississippi River Valley

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The Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863

Old Times on the Upper Mississippi The Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863

George Byron Merrick

Old Times on the Upper Mississippi is a first‑person memoir by George Byron Merrick, a “cub” steamboat pilot…