inland water transportation

Discusses the development and uses of different means of transportation along the great network of rivers in early America.

Describes in simple text the experiences of the pioneers on the various early American waterways.

Traces the history of travel on America's rivers, the Great Lakes, and the Erie Canal and spotlights the vehicles used.

Text and photographs describe the progression of cargo barges down the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans.

Studies how the westward expansion of the United States was facilitated by the use of the country's many waterways, describing the different types of boats pioneers used to make their journeys, and discussing some of the reasons people were determined to go west.