The Steamer Admiral (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (714 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1467125083 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-10-30 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Louis, which houses the Streckfus Papers, and from the personal collection of her husband, Capt. Louis Mercantile Library on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. She is a retired teacher and school counselor and author. Annie Amantea Blum has lived close to the river in St. Louis, Missouri, all of her life. The pictures in her book come from St. . She worked for 16 summers on the steame
Louis, Missouri, all of her life. Louis, which houses the Streckfus Papers, and from the personal collection of her husband, Capt. About the Author Annie Amantea Blum has lived close to the river in St. The pictures in her book come from St. . She worked for 16 summers on the steamer Admiral, the most wonderful excursion boat on the Mississippi River. Louis Mercantile Library on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Jim Blum. She is a retired teacher and school counselor and author
Louis and offered excursion cruises on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. in 1901 and "tramped" her from town to town offering excursions and dance cruises. She provided excursions, fun, and memories for almost 40 years.. 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. By 1910, the company comprised four boats and an office in St. He decided that excursion boats were the only way to compete. The flagship, the steamer Admiral, was far above the others. He built the steamer J.S