Come aboard the steamboat New Orleans, and experience the real-life adventure of the first steamboat trip down the mighty Mississippi through the eyes of a youn

Award-winning writer and photographer Kerri McCaffety takes on one of the greatest stories of all time--the story of the Mississippi River and the Golden Age of

Seemingly guided by the Great Comet of 1811, and overcoming naysayers, treacherous rapids, shifting channels, hostile Indians and devastating earthquakes, the s

Covers the construction of the "New Orleans," its historic voyage on the Mississippi River, and the life of inventor and engineer Nicholas Roosevelt who pioneer

The story of the steamboats, from their first appearance in 1807 to their importance in the country's development.