Riverboats And Rivermen
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Yellowed
Long before roads and railways stitched Australia together, a fleet of steam-powered paddleboats ruled the mighty Murray-Darling river system, and Riverboats and Rivermen chronicles this extraordinary chapter of Australian frontier life with vivid authority. William Drage and Michael Page present a sweeping account of the men who navigated these great inland waterways — the captains, crews, and merchants whose livelihoods depended on the churning paddle wheels that carried wool, wheat, and passengers deep into the heart of a continent still being discovered. Rich in historical detail and illustrated with evocative photography, this volume captures the golden age of Australia's inland river trade, documenting the communities that flourished along the banks and the vessels that made it all possible. The authors write with the warmth of storytellers and the precision of historians, honouring a largely forgotten era of ingenuity and endurance. For anyone captivated by Australia's pioneering past, this is an indispensable portrait of a world that once moved entirely at the pace of a river.
Author: William Drage & Michael Page
Format: Hardback
Published: 1976, Rigby
Genre: Australian history
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Very good
Pages: Yellowed
Long before roads and railways stitched Australia together, a fleet of steam-powered paddleboats ruled the mighty Murray-Darling river system, and Riverboats and Rivermen chronicles this extraordinary chapter of Australian frontier life with vivid authority. William Drage and Michael Page present a sweeping account of the men who navigated these great inland waterways — the captains, crews, and merchants whose livelihoods depended on the churning paddle wheels that carried wool, wheat, and passengers deep into the heart of a continent still being discovered. Rich in historical detail and illustrated with evocative photography, this volume captures the golden age of Australia's inland river trade, documenting the communities that flourished along the banks and the vessels that made it all possible. The authors write with the warmth of storytellers and the precision of historians, honouring a largely forgotten era of ingenuity and endurance. For anyone captivated by Australia's pioneering past, this is an indispensable portrait of a world that once moved entirely at the pace of a river.