The Bradys Singular Search Or The Mystery Of The Mississippi Steamer

Provides reprints of the texts of 5 detective dime novels, and lists of all the titles in the series published by the five publishers.

This book written by George Byron Merrick is an excellent treatise on Mississippi River steam boating. This work gives a first-hand account of life on the Upper Mississippi particularly the steamboat trade.

Mark Twain relates the boyhood experiences on the Mississippi that led to his ambition to be a river-boat pilot.

A woman from Scotland recounts her travels in the U.S., focusing particularly issues relating to women (education, employment, etc.), also discussing more general cultural matters.

"Knots Untied; Or, Ways and By-ways in the Hidden Life of American Detectives" by George S. McWatters. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.