| Captain W. W. Withenbury's 1838-1842 "red River Reminiscences" Contributor(s): Bagur, Jacques D. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1574415476 ISBN-13: 9781574415476 Publisher: University of North Texas Press OUR PRICE: $32.62 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) |
| Dewey: 976.66 |
| LCCN: 2013041982 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.45" W x 9.26" (1.38 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: W. W. Withenbury was a famous river boat captain during the mid-1800s. In retirement, he wrote a series of letters for the Cincinnati Commercial, under the title "Red River Reminiscences." Jacques Bagur has selected and annotated 39 letters describing three steamboat voyages on the upper Red River from 1838 to 1842. Withenbury was a master of character and incident, and his profiles of persons, including three signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, reflect years of acquaintance. The beauty of his writing ranks this among the best of the reminiscences that were written as the steamboat era was declining. |