The Ohio

R. E BANTA

Publication: Rinehart & Company, 1949, New York

First edition. Rivers of America series. 8vo. Cloth, [10], 592 pp.,illustrated, maps, acknowledgments, bibliography, index. Illustrations by Edward Shelton. Banta was an excellent choice for this book as he had been compiling information on the river for twenty years and had written various articles about even before he was chosen by Rinehart. "From early exploration to land disputes, clashes with Native American inhabitants to the birth of steamboat travel, the Ohio River comes alive through the retelling of the incidents and anecdotes that shaped its history of what the French called 'the beautiful river.'" Light toning to the front and rear endpapers, else a near fine copy in price-clipped, lightly soiled dust jacket with a few small chips to the head of spine, a small closed tear to the top edge of the front cover panel, and lightly sunned on the spine.

Inventory Number: 35951