History of early steamboat navigation on the Missouri River : life and adventures of Joseph La Barge, pioneer navigator and Indian trader for fifty years identified with the commerce of the Missouri Valley /
Chittenden, Hiram Martin, 1858-1917.
History of early steamboat navigation on the Missouri River : life and adventures of Joseph La Barge, pioneer navigator and Indian trader for fifty years identified with the commerce of the Missouri Valley / Life and adventures of Joseph La Barge Early steamboat navigation on the Missouri River by Hiram Martin Chittenden, captain Corps of Engineers, U.S.A., author of "American Fur Trade of the Far West," "History of the Yellowstone National Park," etc. ; with maps and illustrations ; in two volumes. - New York, N.Y. : Francis P. Harper, 1903. - 2 volumes : illustrations (plates), map, portraits ; 24 cm. - American explorers series ; IV . - American explorers series ; IV. .
"Edition Limited to 950 Copies"--Title page verso. Paged continuously.
Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 449-461).
Vol. 1: Ancestry of Captain La Barge -- Childhood and youth -- Enters the fur trade -- Cholera on the 'Yellowstone' -- Further service at Cabanné's -- Last year at Cabanné's -- Captain La Barge in 'Opposition' -- The Missouri River -- Kinds of boats used on the Missouri -- Steamboat navigation on the Missouri River -- The steamboat in the fur trade -- Voyage of 1843 -- Voyage of 1844 -- Changed conditions -- Incidents on the river (1845-50) -- Incidents on the river (1851-53) -- Ice break-up of 1856 -- The head of navigation reached -- Fort Benton -- Abraham Lincoln on the Missouri. Vol 2: The Civil War -- Gold in Montana -- Incidents on the river (1862-67) -- La Barge again in opposition -- Voyage of 1863: The Tobacco Garden Massacre -- The Blackfoot annuities -- Collapse of the La Barge-Harkness opposition -- Captain La Barge in Montana -- Captain La Barge in Washington -- The Indian of the Missouri Valley -- The Army on the Missouri -- The steamboat in the Indian Wars -- The Peace Commission of 1856 -- The murder of Captain Spear -- The battle with the railroads -- Last voyages to Fort Benton -- Declining years -- Destiny of the Missouri River.
03012538
La Barge, Joseph, 1815-1899.
Ship captains--Biography.
Steam-navigation--History.--Missouri River
Steamboats--History.--Missouri River
Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--19th century.
Missouri River--Description and travel.
Missouri River Valley--Description and travel.
West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
Biographies.
History of early steamboat navigation on the Missouri River : life and adventures of Joseph La Barge, pioneer navigator and Indian trader for fifty years identified with the commerce of the Missouri Valley / Life and adventures of Joseph La Barge Early steamboat navigation on the Missouri River by Hiram Martin Chittenden, captain Corps of Engineers, U.S.A., author of "American Fur Trade of the Far West," "History of the Yellowstone National Park," etc. ; with maps and illustrations ; in two volumes. - New York, N.Y. : Francis P. Harper, 1903. - 2 volumes : illustrations (plates), map, portraits ; 24 cm. - American explorers series ; IV . - American explorers series ; IV. .
"Edition Limited to 950 Copies"--Title page verso. Paged continuously.
Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 449-461).
Vol. 1: Ancestry of Captain La Barge -- Childhood and youth -- Enters the fur trade -- Cholera on the 'Yellowstone' -- Further service at Cabanné's -- Last year at Cabanné's -- Captain La Barge in 'Opposition' -- The Missouri River -- Kinds of boats used on the Missouri -- Steamboat navigation on the Missouri River -- The steamboat in the fur trade -- Voyage of 1843 -- Voyage of 1844 -- Changed conditions -- Incidents on the river (1845-50) -- Incidents on the river (1851-53) -- Ice break-up of 1856 -- The head of navigation reached -- Fort Benton -- Abraham Lincoln on the Missouri. Vol 2: The Civil War -- Gold in Montana -- Incidents on the river (1862-67) -- La Barge again in opposition -- Voyage of 1863: The Tobacco Garden Massacre -- The Blackfoot annuities -- Collapse of the La Barge-Harkness opposition -- Captain La Barge in Montana -- Captain La Barge in Washington -- The Indian of the Missouri Valley -- The Army on the Missouri -- The steamboat in the Indian Wars -- The Peace Commission of 1856 -- The murder of Captain Spear -- The battle with the railroads -- Last voyages to Fort Benton -- Declining years -- Destiny of the Missouri River.
03012538
La Barge, Joseph, 1815-1899.
Ship captains--Biography.
Steam-navigation--History.--Missouri River
Steamboats--History.--Missouri River
Indians of North America--West (U.S.)--19th century.
Missouri River--Description and travel.
Missouri River Valley--Description and travel.
West (U.S.)--History--19th century.
Biographies.