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$elf Publish for Profit $elf-Publish for Profit (by avoiding booby traps) by Jack Simpson
176 pages. Soft cover. Nonfiction. Some illustrations. This no-nonsense book, written by an author with more than half a century of experience of journalism, including books, newspapers, magazines and photography as well as publishing, is designed to help would-be authors or those with works in progress avoid the booby traps that can spell disappointment as they try to get their books into print. Many published books make no profit for their authors, while the publishers do quite well. If you are planning a book, or just want to learn why many beautiful books end up in discount houses, this book is a must for your library. It can save you thousands of dollars. Usually same-day shipping! See biography in Lighthouse Patriot Journal, October 20, 2006: Jack Simpson - Man of the River, Author, Good American


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“Backing Hard Into River History”
Hard cover, illustrated, a $29.95 value. One hundred year history of Mississippi River & tributaries and “The Waterways Journal” by James V. Swift.

“Steamboat Treasures”
Hard cover, illustrated, a $27.95 value. Missouri River steamboat history by the late Dorothy Heckmann Shrader.

“If Ships Could Talk”
Hard cover, illustrated, a $9.95 value. River and sea poetry by the main author, Jack Simpson, and some river folks.

“Grab a Bush”
Soft cover, a $6.50 value. Missouri River myths, facts and river tales.

“At the Water’s Edge”
VHS presentation of the 1999 Tall Stacks event at Cincinnati, Ohio. VHS., color, about 30 minutes, a $14.95 value. See 1999 event plus historic steamboat graphics.

Our Little River Book special sales to reduce inventory and simplify our planned move into new quarters have gone well, but we still have a small list of books, the supply of which is too large. There can be no substitutions. Usually same-day shipping!


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Minneapolis to Mobile Via the Mississippi & Tennessee - by Timothy Remus Minneapolis to Mobile Via the Mississippi & Tennessee - by Timothy Remus
Minneapolis to Mobile Via the Mississippi & Tennessee - by Timothy Remus144 pages. Soft cover. Nonfiction. Generously illustrated in both b/w and color. This book presents a modern day river adventure by a middle-aged Huck Finn. It is a first-person account documenting the author’s 30-day trip from just outside Minneapolis, Minn., to Mobile, Ala. The author and his crew run their 32-foot Carver over 1,500 miles of water, through the small towns and funky marinas that stretch from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. Whether you’re an armchair traveler or a Mississippi River buff, Tim’s book should please you. It is part travel narrative and part guide book for anyone who plans to duplicate the journey. Usually same-day shipping!

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For Wood and Water: Steamboating on the Missouri River from Saint Louis to Fort Union, Dakota Territory 1841-1846 - by Mark H. Bettis For Wood and Water: Steamboating on the Missouri River from Saint Louis to Fort Union, Dakota Territory 1841-1846 - by Mark H. Bettis 160 pages. Soft cover. Nonfiction. For Wood and Water is based on never-before-published material that documents the life and times aboard Missouri River steamboats of the 1840s. The book is a collection of journals authored by Capt. Joseph A. Sire on his annual voyages to the Upper Missouri River. Sire was chief transportation officer for the Pierre Chouteau and Co. He was instrumental in the Upper Missouri River fur trade and often accompanied the supply boats to the posts of the Northwest. Books Signed by the Author Usually same-day shipping!

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Upper Mississippi River History Upper Mississippi River History by Capt. Ron Larson, U.S.M.M.
This is a well-illustrated book with interesting chapters on lock and dams, wing dams, aids to navigation, railroad bridges, rafts and rafting, the Lee-Natchez race, and paddle-wheel steamboats past and present. -- James V. Swift, Waterways Journal

If you cruise on the Mississippi River, or if you just enjoy watching boats and barges travel up and down the river, you will enjoy this book. -- Joe Hunstock, Waterlines
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