About this book
Recounts the voyage in 1811 of the "New Orleans," the first steamboat to travel down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, a trip fraught with dangers including North America's most violent earthquake.
Subjects
Description and travelEarthquakesJuvenile literatureNew Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-1812New Orleans (Steamboat)SteamboatsRoosevelt, nicholas j., 1767-1854Roosevelt, nicholas j., 1767-1864, juvenile literatureMississippi river valley, juvenile literatureMississippi river, juvenile literatureEarthquakes, juvenile literatureSteamboats and steamboat lines, juvenile literatureMississippi river