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Photographed aboard all six remaining paddlewheel steamboats operating
on the inland waterways known collectively as the Mississippi River
System. Live Steam tells the story of what it's like to live
and work aboard these floating national treasures. It's a true behind-the-scenes
look at places forbidden to ordinary passengers. Come explore whirring
and hissing engine rooms... Participate in real "man overboard"
drills... sample the cuisine in the crew's mess... wade ashore and
"choke a stump." Welcome to the hidden world of American
steamboating.
"This is a picture book, and a dandy . . . the overall
production is first class. . . a beautiful coffee table book."
—The Reflector, official publication of the Sons and Daughters
of Pioneer Rivermen.
"Engaging photographs."
—Booklist
"Kral is a master craftsman and this photographic essay
does justice to the courageous labors of those who believe the steamboat
is too precious to fade into extinction. Tom Sawyer would surely
understand."
—ForeWord Magazine
"'Live Steam" is the Best thing since Rosskam's "Towboat
River" and ranks up there with "Rising Tide" and
"Life on the Mississippi." Beautiful work and meaningful
prose."
—Legendary steamboat Captain Clark C. "Doc" Hawley
ISBN: 1-892695-00-6
published 2001
list price: $55
110 sepia duotone photographs
Format: 11.25" x 11.25", hardcover with French folded
dust cover, 128 pages.
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