The Mississippi Steamboat Era in Historic Photographs the heyday of Art Nouveau

the heyday of Art Nouveau

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The Mississippi Steamboat Era in Historic Photographs the heyday of Art NouveauLife on the Mississippi in the heyday of the steamboat lives in our imaginations through the artistry of Mark Twain, Edna Ferber, and Hollywood films, or perhaps a glimpse of a salvaged riverboat living out its last years as a theme restaurant. Surely the Mississippi steamboat era is among the most colorful and romantic in our history. But what was it really like, beyond our secondhand notions of stalwart river pilots, wayward boys and runaway slaves,