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click on picture for larger image All Available Boats Item #bk-AAB By Mike Magee, MD Softcover / 141 Pages / 8x8 / Published 2002 56 Photos On the morning of September 11, 2001, as the World Trade Center tragedy unfolded, thousands of men and women on or near the waters of New York harbor converged to help in any way possible. Answering the U.S. Coast Guard radio call for “all available boats,” hundreds of vessels of all types raced across the Hudson and East Rivers and the Upper Bay of New York harbor. Over the course of the day; tugboats, ferries and private vessels would evacuate over 300,000 people from Manhattan, pump water to feed hoses, bring in needed supplies, rescue people in the water, and carry firefighters, police and medical and emergency service workers to Ground Zero. This is their story. Price :$19.95 Quantity : 1 2 3 4 5   Add To My WishList click on picture for larger image Tugboats n’ Towlines Item #bk-TT By Warren Salinger Hardback / 128 Pages / 9x11.5 / Published 2003Highly Photographic From 30 different US seaports on all three coasts and Lake Michigan, Warren Salinger brings us a highly photographic tugboat book. These pages feature strictly tugs of various sizes, from the small logging tugs in the Pacific Northwest to the state-of-the-art tractor tugs in major U.S. harbors. He includes interviews working captains and their crews. Salinger also describes the many fascinating aspects of the tugboat industry. Price :$24.95 Quantity : 1   Add To My WishList click on picture for larger image The Little Tow-Watcher’s Guide Item #bk-TWG By Pamela Eyden Softcover / 64 Pages / 5 ½x8 ½ / Published 2002 This is your passport to the exciting world of tow watching, the worlds newest spectator sport. This handy, 64 page guide to watching towboats and barges is a must have for towboat enthusiasts and those of us in the industry. Inside are listings of hundreds of towboats working the Upper Mississippi with detailed descriptions of the most common towboats on the river. The guide shows the 10 trickiest parts of the Upper to Navigate and 48 great tow-watching spots. Also included are, towboat terms, profiles of shipping companies, interesting river facts and spaces to record your towboat sightings. There is even a section on piloting the paddle wheeler Julia Belle Swain. Regular Price : $ 8.95 Our Price : $5.00 Quantity : 1 2 3 4 5 6   Add To My WishList click on picture for larger image The Ohio River Item #bk-OR by John Ed Pearce and Richard Nugent Hardback / 190 Pages / 9½x12¼ / Published 1989 Drawn by the power of this great river, writer John Ed Pearce and photographer Richard Nugent have traveled the Ohio from Pittsburgh to Cairo and back, seeking out the scenes, the echoes of history, the rhythms of life for those who call the Ohio home. This book is the record of their discoveries—on the river itself and in the villages and cities and farmlands that form it shores. The Ohio River includes many outstanding towboat photos and aerial river photos. Regular Price : $ 28.95 Our Price : $24.95 Quantity : 1 2 3 4 5   Add To My WishList click on picture for larger image Towboat Postcards from Towboat Postcards from St. Louis 4x6 Postcards with image shown 10 Postcards to pack $8.50 per pack An outstanding photo of a 16 barge tow with one on the “hip,” northbound at Edds Bridge in St. Louis. These 4x6 postcards come in packs of 10 with the image shown Regular Price : $ 8.50 Our Price : $5.00 Quantity : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   Add To My WishList click on picture for larger image Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge Vol.#1 By Mary Charlotte Aubry Costello 85 illustrations | 198 pages | 11" x 8-1/2" | softcover When Costello retired, she gathered her sketch book and note pad and set about to collect as much information as she could on the bridges of the Mississippi. These unique books contain original pen and ink portraits of each bridge as well as historical, anecdotal and statistical information about their architecture. Volume I covers the 86 bridges from New Orleans to the Iowa/Minnesota border. Price :$24.95 Quantity : 1   Add To My WishList click on picture for larger image Mississippi and the Making of a Nation Item #bk#mmn By Stephen Ambrose & Douglas Brinkley Photography by Sam Abell Hardback/288 Pages/245 full-color photos/9.5 x 11.1 x 1.0 inches/Published 2002 Acclaimed historians Stephen Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley explore the entire length of the Mississippi River from its source at Lake Itasca, Minnesota, to its mouth at Delacroix Island, Louisiana, discussing its continuing significance in American history, accompanied with pictures by National Geographic photographers. This beautiful, large-format book is a captivating, full-color presentation of the Mighty Miss that will be enjoyed for many years to come. Regular Price : $ 39.95 Our Price : $19.95 Quantity : 1 2 3   Add To My WishList click on picture for larger image Come Hell or High Water A Lively History of Steamboating Come Hell or High Water is a delightful and informative anthology of accounts from steamboat passengers, crews and newspapermen from the nineteenth century. Michael Gillespie explores all aspects of steamboat travel from the development and construction of the vessels to personal accounts of steamboat races, accidents and the pleasures of steamboating on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. 336 pages / 6" x 9" /softcover/ Published 2002 Price :$19.95 Quantity : 1   Add To My WishList click on picture for larger image Climbing the Mississippi River Bridge by Bridge Vol#2 By Mary Charlotte Aubry Costello 150 illustrations | 298 pages | 11" x 8-1/2" | softcover When Costello retired, she gathered her sketch book and note pad and set about to collect as much information as she could on the bridges of the Mississippi. These unique books contain original pen and ink portraits of each bridge as well as historical, anecdotal and statistical information about their architecture. Volume II covers the 135 bridges in Minnesota right up to the Great River’s source. Price :$29.95 Quantity : 1 2   Add To My WishList click on picture for larger image The Mississippi by Theodor Geus In pictures and prose, the author and several gifted photographers show readers the many faces of "the father of water." A real treat for history lovers, armchair adventurers, and all who fall under the spell of the mighty Mississippi. "Will delight the history buff, riverboat enthusiast, naturalist and dedicated river watcher.-- Chattanooga Times" -- Chattanooga Times New Hardcover, Published 1989, Outstanding Photos Regular Price : $ 28.95 Our Price : $24.95 Quantity : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   Add To My WishList