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The Steamer Admiral (Images of America)
The Steamer Admiral - Images of America
Author: Annie Amantea Blum
John Streckfus began his small Acme Company in 1889 with one wooden packet boat, the steamer Verne Swain, out of Rock Island, Illinois, carrying people and goods on the Mississippi River. His business grew, but each year brought competition from the growing railroads. He decided that excursion boats were the only way to compete. He built the ste...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781467125086
ISBN-10: 1467125083
Publication Date: 3/27/2017
Pages: 128
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Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
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