| 单词 | river boat |
| 例句 | Shallow-draft Mississippi river boats with their stubby sails were being loaded with luxuries from across the oceans. Ship Breaker 2010-05-01T00:00:00Z Similar imagery weaves through Berninger’s recollection of his Midwestern youth: the Serpentine Wall near the river boats he partied on in Cincinnati, the snakes slithering around his uncle’s old tobacco farm in Lawrenceburg, Ind. Matt Berninger, king of melancholy music, is doing just fine 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z But the view from a river boat is entirely different: a luminous world of green, emerald and silver light that so enchanted Pissarro that he painted over 300 works depicting the area. In France, Impressions of Pissarro on a River Journey 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z And it is best savored in a gentle voyage on a river boat, in my case Eldorado, a wooden barge circa 1929. In France, Impressions of Pissarro on a River Journey 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z There was a delightful clip in which Joan Bakewell, looking like a head girl in a miniskirt, interviewed Marcel Duchamp, who resembled nothing so much as a Mississippi river boat gambler. Rewind TV: Hannibal; The Apprentice; Life of Crime; Murder on the Home Front; Great Artists in Their Own Words – review 2013-05-11T17:00:05Z In Luxor one recent visitor asked about the hundreds of river boats all tied up and disused. Can Middle East tourism ever recover? 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z In one of the bloodiest incidents, 49 people died when a river boat in the north-east of the country was ambushed a fortnight ago. Timbuktu siege: Two killed in Mali mortar attack 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z Islamist militants have attacked a river boat in north-eastern Mali, killing at least 49 civilians, the interim government says. Mali: At least 49 civilians reported dead in attack on river boat 2023-09-07T04:00:00Z But this old river boat attracts just about all of them. Welcome Aboard the Aquidaban, the Floating Jungle Supermarket 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z More than 100 people died, including many who were returning from a wedding ceremony, after a river boat transporting them capsized in Nigeria early Monday morning, according to residents and the local police. Your Wednesday Briefing 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Lincoln had spent his young manhood working on river boats and — it seems reasonable to assume — was trying to share a "folksy" anecdote to highlight his working-class background and beliefs. Abe Lincoln, pig torturer? While he admitted to incredible cruelty, the answer isn't that simple 2023-06-04T04:00:00Z At the Suchiate River, Mexican immigration agents and National Guard troops watch impassively in the morning swelter as steady streams of migrants alight from the river boats. At Mexico's southern border, the migrant flow is undeterred 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Seventy tourists on a river boat in Peru have been detained by an indigenous group as part of a protest against a recent oil spill. Peru: Tourists detained on river boat in oil protests 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z Local authorities say a Russian missile hit a river boat station, killing a worker there. Live Updates: Russia-Ukraine-War 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Find the speed of the river boat in still water and the speed of the river current. Elementary Algebra 2020-04-22T00:00:00Z She grew up in Mississippi, where her father was a river boat captain, and was a free diver before she took up magnet fishing a year ago. Magnet Fishers Pull Trash, and Treasure, From the Depths Below 2022-08-18T04:00:00Z The Army dispatched troops on Tuesday, sending dozens of soldiers in river boats to patrol nearby villages. Brazil police question fishermen over missing British journalist, indigenous expert 2022-06-08T04:00:00Z Its arrival comes two years and a day after the MSC Opera struck a dock and a tourist river boat in the same canal, an event that underlined safety concerns among anti-cruise ship campaigners. 1st cruise ship sails through Venice since start of pandemic 2021-06-03T04:00:00Z The Brazilian-based episode ends with teams boarding a river boat on the Rio Negro, awaiting the next phase. Around the world with 'The Beard Bros,' the former USC volleyball players now on 'Amazing Race' 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z That night, members of the international media and celebrity guests are meeting at a five-star hotel to celebrate an annual river boat race and the unveiling of the hotel’s new luxury boat. Travelling through Asia during the coronavirus: it's like I have the whole place to myself | Brigid Delaney 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z Every morning, port workers carry woven baskets packed with the dark berries to wooden-hulled river boats. Samba, Amazon fruits and fish at Brazil’s Ver-O-Peso market 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The location might be a rooftop, a warehouse, a rock-climbing gym or a river boat. Stand-up comedy, super close up? Anything is possible at Don’t Tell 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z Bartholomew’s father played tuba with jazz bands, shifting the family to New Orleans in 1933, where he worked on river boats and in bars. Dave Bartholomew: a giant who taught the world to rock'n'roll 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z In the fifth century BC, the Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt and wrote of unusual river boats on the Nile. Nile shipwreck discovery proves Herodotus right – after 2,469 years 2019-03-17T04:00:00Z At least a dozen police vehicles were present, as well as a helicopter and river boats, according to people at the scene. Canada: 14 arrested at indigenous anti-pipeline protest camp as tensions rise 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z He said he’s had to start coating the bottom of his river boats with antifouling paint to prevent barnacles and other marine organisms from growing amid saltwater intrusion. In North Carolina, hurricanes did what scientists could not: Convince Republicans that climate change is real 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z Along the way, which included time spent as a musician aboard New Orleans river boats, he became a founding figure in the birth of jazz. ‘America’s Musical Journey’: Upbeat IMAX film celebrates diversity 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Awestruck mobs gathered in the streets and hired river boats on the Thames to lament — and to cheer on — the great fire. Westminster, home of British democracy, is rotting from within 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Europe is full of rivers and river boats of vernacular design. The Low-Cost Way to Live Abroad: Buy a Boat 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Saturday near a dry-docked river boat beneath the Interstate 94 bridge. Bismarck police: Death may be result of exposure to cold 2017-12-30T05:00:00Z Others suggested they are victims of river boat accidents in Myanmar. Myanmar conflict: Fake photos inflame tension - BBC News 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z DRC has no roads that span the country and long-distance travel largely is restricted to river boats and private airplanes. Will vaccine help curb new Ebola outbreak in the DRC? 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z The 30,000-square-foot center, which the nonprofit group would build in the shape of a drift boat, would feature exhibits on river boats, guides, the watershed, and fish and ecology. Group seeks museum at Old McKenzie Fish Hatchery site 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z Navy river boats that strayed into Iranian territorial waters. U.S.-Iran naval incident raises tension ahead of Trump inauguration 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z Crystal, which operates ocean liners, river boats and yachts, sees its plane as a natural extension. What’s Inside the Most Tricked-Out Jumbo Private Jets 2016-08-03T04:00:00Z Allen says the parks division is bringing in a bigger river boat up from Green River to help but the watercraft won’t be there until mid-July. Low water on Utah Lake changes patrols, rescues 2016-07-04T04:00:00Z She divided her time between their constituency home, and her river boat on the Thames. Jo Cox obituary: Proud Yorkshire lass who became local MP - BBC News 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z Mrs Cox was married to campaigner Brendan Cox, and she had two young children, with the family dividing its time between its constituency home and a river boat on the Thames. Jo Cox death: Vigils held in memory of killed Labour MP - BBC News 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z “It incorporated certain motifs from river boats. Apparently it was fairly common. The captains of boats preferred to build houses along the river.” Historic house in Weston also home to public library 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Hinthada is an archetypal agricultural trading town; a stopping point for the Irrawaddy river boats making their way from Yangon to Mandalay, and a commercial hub for the rice trade. The story of a small but crucial town in Myanmar - BBC News 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z London’s governing transportation body, Transport for London, says extra buses and river boats would be dispatched during the strikes. London Tube Workers to Begin Walk-Outs Wednesday 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z It’s possible they’re lured in by the spring or the “river boat cruise.” Rise of the mermaids: Weeki Wachee's biggest attraction makes quite a splash 2015-06-14T04:00:00Z In the end, it was New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady who claimed the role of that most ambulatory and successful of river boat gamblers, tossing one brilliant pass after another. Tale of Comebacks Is Tom Brady’s to Tell 2015-02-02T05:00:00Z A large warehouse displays 16 vehicles from conflicts dating back to World War I. Sherman tanks and a river boat used during the Vietnam War are included in the museum. Texas museum features rare military vehicles 2014-12-01T05:00:00Z The interviews include those with a shrimper, river boat captains, coastal scientists, the first black woman to run for mayor in Thibodaux, a nun, fishermen and hunters. Oral histories capture impact of eroding La. coast 2014-11-08T05:00:00Z In that case, agents shot from a river boat. Border agents rarely disciplined in shooting cases, official says 2014-09-12T04:00:00Z The bateaux - a river boat used for cargo - is located in Charles City, while the ledger is at the Danville Historical Society. Va.’s top 10 Endangered Artifacts revealed 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z The video, showing a group of men celebrating on a Nile river boat, was widely shared on social media. Arrests over Egypt 'gay wedding' 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z For Outdoor Enthusiasts: Nagatoro, Saitama Prefecture Board a Japanese river boat—which looks like a large gondola—and two paddlers using long bamboo sticks as oars will guide you through the Arakawa River. The Four Top Tokyo Day Trips 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Attacks on river boats have continued this year, though on a smaller scale. Mekong River trial murder mystery 2012-09-21T10:38:44Z Local people said those killed were innocent passengers on a river boat at night. Honduras 'drug pilot' shot dead 2012-07-09T08:39:43Z Two of my men were in the river boat, but I have seen nothing of them since. The History of Margaret Catchpole A Suffolk Girl 2012-04-03T02:00:27.997Z “That warehouse robbery is making some noise, and if a boy from a river boat is seen to have diamonds, it is the jail house for yours!” The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z Except that its hull wasn’t rugged enough to stand the banging, it was an ideal river boat, though not necessarily for towing rafts. Down the Columbia 2011-12-10T03:00:16.583Z Formerly it was used in the construction of river boats, but the timber supply is now very limited. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z When news did come it was rather disquieting: Germany was said to have a fleet of armed river boats on the Vistula some thirty to thirty-five English miles to our right rear. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z He said he had brought out a shallow-draught river boat, and he was taking her up the Rio Japura. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The robbers got off handily, and it is believed they put the goods on board some river boat and sent them down toward New Orleans. The River Motor Boat Boys on the Mississippi On the Trail to the Gulf 2012-01-20T03:00:10.933Z All the bay and river boats had both freight and passenger services to Baltimore, Washington or Norfolk. The Stronghold A Story of Historic Northern Neck of Virginia and Its People 2011-07-17T02:00:38.770Z He took charge of all the river boats of the fleet, while Farragut, with most of the sea-going vessels, sailed for the Atlantic coast. Four American Naval Heroes Paul Jones, Admiral Farragut, Oliver H. Perry, Admiral Dewey 2011-07-04T02:00:24.047Z Welcome to Memphis," boomed Ben Outlaw, the airport Hertz rental car bus driver, over the speaker system, "home of barbeque, the Civil Rights Museum, river boats, Graceland and the 100-year flood. Canoeing in Memphis: Tourists Flock to See the Mississippi's High Waters 2011-05-10T09:25:00Z The passengers on the river boats 216 are rubber men, and the cargoes are rubber. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z She says her grandmother sent her two daughters to school in Mobile, and they went down the river from Gainesville in a river boat called Cremonia. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume I, Alabama Narratives 2011-05-04T02:00:16.830Z I asked Mr. Roberts about the famous poker games on the river boats. Abroad at Home American Ramblings, Observations, and Adventures of Julian Street 2011-04-27T02:00:23.800Z This was heresy to our man, who had seen no other rig for river boats all his life, and he and Wynne had a heated argument on the matter, without either being much the wiser. The Handbook to the Rivers and Broads of Norfolk & Suffolk 2011-04-27T02:00:21.617Z Of course the river boat had shut off steam, and was no longer pushing hard up against the current. The Outdoor Chums on a Houseboat 2011-04-13T02:00:14.140Z Or we see a little embowered shack with a pile of fuel logs beside it, and a crude name-board, where the river boats replenish when traversing this stream, during the season, for rubber. The Sea and the Jungle 2011-08-30T02:00:30.350Z The best but the most expensive is by steamer from Seattle to St. Michael's, and then by river boat up the Yukon 1,700 miles to Dawson City. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z When they reached that point, the river boat was about to start, thus Clarence and Fred lost no time in going up the river to their mines. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z His journeys being made by river boats and ox-teams, he began to see the necessity of steam. The High Heart 2011-03-04T03:00:52.683Z My new master, Tom Johnson, lives in Lynchburg and owns the river boat there, and has a little place, 'bout one acre, on the bayou. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves: Volume XVI, Texas Narratives, Part 3 2011-02-25T03:01:02.913Z The river boat on which I’d taken passage was due to leave at midnight. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z Only a few doors away stood the Hartmann Steamship Company offices, whose large river boats plied up the Coast and on to distant world ports. Whispering Walls 2011-01-17T03:00:48.373Z This is the point where the White Pass road is taken to make connection with the river boats for the interior. Beautiful Gardens in America 2011-01-11T03:00:36.140Z Sam Barker, whose father before him had sailed a river boat, was an able, efficient captain, one of the best and most respected on the waterfront. Guilt of the Brass Thieves 2011-01-04T03:01:18.213Z The stock traders of Independence did a thriving business, for many of those going over the Oregon Trail came to Independence by river boat, horseback, stage, or on foot. The Lost Wagon 2010-12-20T17:12:36.807Z Dozens of others were evacuated by river boat, they said. Dozens hurt in clash over Bangladesh army project 2010-10-23T15:21:00Z Several river boat pilots said the edge of the oil slick Monday was 15 to 20 miles off the Southwest Pass, where ships headed to New Orleans enter the Mississippi. Attention shoppers: Gulf spill could affect you 2010-05-03T23:29:00Z Most of the protesters travelled from Thailand's poor, rural provinces, piling into pick-up trucks, cars and even river boats, illustrating Thaksin's influence despite his removal in a 2006 coup, a graft conviction and self-imposed exile. Protesters push for polls as Thai tensions build 2010-03-15T11:30:00Z A British tourist was killed when the Nile river boat he and his wife were travelling on capsized. 2010-01-19T11:38:00Z We saw one such man in Stockton on his way to take the river boat. Across the Continent by the Lincoln Highway Gifts of discarded blackboards, old but still useful maps, song-books, tools, many essentials to her undertaking, arrived at odd times on the river boat. The Shadow "That you have no servant skilled in handling a river boat." A Volunteer with Pike The True Narrative of One Dr. John Robinson and of His Love for the Fair Señorita Vallois Some river boat might pick him up and carry him to friends in the city. Astounding Stories, August, 1931 The river boats commenced firing up, and before dark we were transferred from our ocean steamer to the lighter crafts, and were soon afterwards leisurely puffing our way up the river. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. We journeyed first to Naples, which I saw with delight, thence by steamer to Marseilles, and by river boat and diligence to Paris. Reminiscences, 1819-1899 Other steamers packed with natives, and Indian river boats with their half-naked rowers, crowded around the little flotilla, partly- 226 - from curiosity, partly in order to sell flowers, garlands and fruits to the guests. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant Across from them, anchored to the quay as if for a lifetime, was one of the river boats. An American Girl Abroad On May 24th it was known among all the Utah men that their days of fighting were over, and on this date Major Grant was relieved of his command of the river boat fleet. The Utah Batteries: A History A complete account of the muster-in, sea voyage, battles, skirmishes and barrack life of the Utah batteries, together with biographies of officers and muster-out rolls. They were followed by a tiny river boat, then an A. C. packet, loaded heavy and carrying Hopper with his bar-fixtures and fifteen barrels of whisky. The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure At last St. Michael's Island was gained, and here they found themselves again in luck, for an ocean steamer was in waiting to take the passengers from the river boat. To Alaska for Gold The Fortune Hunters of the Yukon We first passed hundreds of Indian river boats from twenty-five to seventy-five feet long, with roofs supported by bamboo poles and loaded with grain, cotton, fruit, jute, goats, etc. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant These river boats were modeled on trim and beautiful lines and were far from being crude, frontier makeshifts. Bring Me His Ears Of course I started for Shanghai as soon as I was able to get about, going down the Yangtse in a river boat. The Mark of the Knife A smooth-water river boat, light draught, top heavy, frail in construction, sent out to battle with the might of three oceans! Gold I seen de river boats go down with big signs what say, 'Buy dis here 'lasses' on de side. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Texas Narratives, Part 1 The crews consisted of men, women and children who live on these river boats for years. Reminiscences The Story of an Emigrant In the United States, river boats had been evolved which far surpassed anything Europe had to offer in luxury and speed. The Railway Builders A Chronicle of Overland Highways I knew when I saw you on the river boat that you were none. Carmen Ariza Years later he became a pilot on a Mississippi river boat and made many trips from New Orleans up the river and back. Modern Americans A Biographical School Reader for the Upper Grades Located in the midst of the rich dairy country just east of Everett, with which city it is connected by interurban and river boats, as well as by steam trains. The Beauties of the State of Washington A Book for Tourists At once I saw her turn in her chair and look down to the point below where a river boat was just leaving her slip, sweeping silently out of the darkness into the moonlit water. The Harbor “A fortnight’s journey for a rat, should he travel by land,” replied Bright-eyes: “we came down very comfortably in a river boat, which carried us to within five miles of this spot.” The Rambles of a Rat It was a fine morning when Mrs. Keith sat on the saloon deck of a river boat steaming with the ebb tide down the St. Lawrence. Blake's Burden We left the ship at the broad mouth of the Yang-tse-Kiang and in a small river boat went up a tributary to Shanghai, a distance of twelve miles. An Ohio Woman in the Philippines Giving personal experiences and descriptions including incidents of Honolulu, ports in Japan and China They were in some cases floating homes, a combination of mover's wagon and river boat. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse Now, as the sun hung lower, the smoke of every river boat, every locomotive speeding along the shores below, lay almost motionless above the water, tinged with the delicate enchantment of declining day. The Dark Star The country people flocked in in such masses, that, being unable to find accommodation even in the river boats, they kept up a parade all night. China, Japan and the U.S.A. Present-Day Conditions in the Far East and Their Bearing on the Washington Conference One of the most prominent families in Newburgh in years gone by was that of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Powell, from whom the celebrated river boats were named. As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century His weird boot-strap system for hoisting river boats off shoals and bars hadn't amounted to much, but Abe knew the principle that every man has the right to be his own scientist. The Great Gray Plague But the railway having been found more convenient to the public than either the river boats or the omnibuses, the number of passengers rapidly increased. Lives of the Engineers The Locomotive. George and Robert Stephenson The stateroom was small, as most staterooms on river boats are. The Young Adventurer or Tom's Trip Across the Plains The latter had taken parties to the river boats and were coming back for more passengers. The Critic in the Orient Jack Wumble led the way down to the docks and ordered them into a small river boat. The Rover Boys in Alaska or Lost in the Fields of Ice Two of the prizes had to be blown up, but the "Champion," a fast river boat, which had run between Richmond and Norfolk, was taken out and afterward usefully employed as a despatch-boat. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 I had more than three months of constant travelling, often alone, and for the most part on small river boats where there is no deck space for exercise. An African Adventure The boys, and girls too for that matter, was allowed to pick them and sell them to the river boats what come along. Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States from Interviews with Former Slaves, Arkansas Narratives, Part 4 The other was that strip of river between Kurna and Amara known as the Narrows, where river boats with supplies stuck constantly, especially when the floods fell and the water was low. In Mesopotamia She is not such a craft as the Sylvania, but she is all right for a river boat. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida On the 18th cast anchor in Warsaw Sound, eight miles from Savannah; and on the 20th the Regiment went up to the city on river boats, and were quartered in the Central Railroad Depot. History of the 159th Regiment, N.Y.S.V. One reason why the Bangalas take positions as firemen and woodboys on the river boats is that it enables them to go into business. An African Adventure The Rhine steamers are small, compared with the Hudson river boats, and far from being elegant. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany A small, double-decked, squat river boat which had been captured from the Turks took us on board. In Mesopotamia I called Moses, and asked him to take charge of the engine of the river boat, and sent the three hands from her to their bunks. Down South or, Yacht Adventure in Florida They were built on the barge principle, with sail booms fore and aft like the Chinese river boats. Under the Rebel's Reign They are more peacefully inclined today and hundreds of them are employed as wood-boys and firemen on the river boats. An African Adventure Fifty miles from its source, at Reicherau, it is two hundred and fifty feet wide, and becomes navigable for river boats. Down the Rhine Young America in Germany The convoys consisted of river boats with a big barge lashed on each side. In Mesopotamia This, a frail river boat without protection for her boilers, could be of no service; but she followed Brent up the river, keeping company with his tender. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Then we promised to meet them in New York City, and left for Poughkeepsie, where we found Dutch Charlie, and we all took a Hudson river boat, called the Mary Powell, for New York. Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi One of the favorite sports on the river boats is to throw boxes or bottles into the water and then watch the children race for them. An African Adventure My husband wus a fireman on the Cape Fear river boats and a white man's Negro too. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 1 On the Irrawaddy river boats they say this too, but they make you jolly comfortable for all that. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah A splendidly developed race are those Africans of the river boats, with shiny, black skins, through which the corded and tense muscles seem to be bursting, even in repose. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Travel by night is against the rules of Russian river boat crew. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 You can shoot one of these monsters from the bridge of the river boats almost as easily as you could pick off a sparrow from the limb of a park tree. An African Adventure Several river boats, including small steamers, are laid up under the cliff for the winter, dismantled of loose gear and light machinery, and I did get a few views which should prove of some value. A Woman who went to Alaska What variety you have in the course of two half days—yesterday amongst crowds and houses and ocean going craft, to-day the calm of the open country with fresh, balmy air, and only river boats.… From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Ocean vessels could go up the bay and through the Strait of Carquinez, while river boats could be used for many miles farther. The Western United States A Geographical Reader After the river boats had demonstrated their practicability steamships were built for traffic along short distances of the coast. Steve and the Steam Engine The Regiment transshipped in midstream, not even having time to land, and were taken up by two river boats, with barges attached on either side. With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916—1917 She was a magnificently equipped river boat called the "Hannah," belonging to the Alaska Commercial Company, and had cost one hundred thousand dollars. A Woman who went to Alaska A delightful country this would be for a holiday in a native river boat. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah It is accessible for deep sea vessels, and has communication by river boats with the Willamette Valley and the upper Columbia River. The Western United States A Geographical Reader The steamer was one of the curious American river boats, which rise to a tremendous height out of the water, like great wooden castles. Three Months in the Southern States, April-June 1863 The world has been scoured for river boats for this campaign; steamers from the Nile, the Irrawady and the Thames are doing excellent work in carrying troops and supplies to the fighting line. With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia 1916—1917 Crowds of vessels, boats, and rafts pass up and down the sluggish stream, as well as passenger steamers built after the pattern of the American river boats. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Old Buff, her large, yellow cat, would sometimes run to the ridgepole and from there watch for the river boats as they returned with fresh fish. Some Three Hundred Years Ago A drowsy river boat in that long agreeable northern twilight would finally gather up the family at the dock and drop them off at home. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life When he alighted, he found but three copper cents in his pocket, all that was left him after a considerable carouse on the river boat coming down. Civilization Tales of the Orient There was a southerly wind, so they kept to their original plan and took the river boat to Escoumains, arriving there about four o'clock in the afternoon. Bob Hunt in Canada She liked the mixed crowds of chattering French on the river boats and the third-class trains,—loved to talk with the women and children in her careless French, and watch their foreign domesticities.... One Woman's Life He was to leave the river boat at the big bend and pack across country to Kamatlah. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North She could board a sleeping car at Granville and detrain within a hundred miles of the ancient trading post—with a fast river boat to carry her the remaining distance. North of Fifty-Three But Miss Farnham could not answer; and even the unobservant captain of river boats saw that she was moved and was sorry he had spoken. The Price It is a steamer, but it looks like a river boat, at any rate, it is not a tug. Taken by the Enemy Captaining and piloting a river boat are clearly good for the health. American Adventures A Second Trip 'Abroad at home' The last river boat before the freeze-up had long since gone. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North So all the river boats have to be flat bottomed, and the strong current and violent N.W. wind keeps pushing them on the mud banks at every bend. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years Darling was also commissioned to offer her a ticket on one of the river boats to Nauvoo, and his own escort. The Mormon Prophet That day, Mr. Brown, by means of a heavy chain, led Duke down to one of the river boats. A Little Florida Lady The river boat had loitered down its way; The ropes were coiled, and business for the day Was done. Carolina Chansons Legends of the Low Country At the big bend Gordon left the river boat for his cross-country trek. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North We had about 10,000 men of all arms and 25 or 27 guns, seven of them on river boats, I think. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years At or near Saīs he returned to his river boat, and sailing over the great marine lakes of the Delta reached Heliopolis. The Literature of the Ancient Egyptians "Here comes a big river boat!" cried Songbird, presently. The Rover Boys on the River The Search for the Missing Houseboat “But Jack Stuart’s yacht is only a river boat—or just big enough for Cowes harbor, but nothing more,” said Harry, roused in his bed to some excitement by the news. The Claverings It was close to noon before the river boat turned a bend and steamed up to the wharf at Kusiak. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North These river boats are flat-bottomed and only draw six feet. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years Our picture shows a river boat on the canal at Busrah. Topsy-Turvy Land Arabia Pictured for Children On came the river boat and was soon opposite to where the houseboat lay. The Rover Boys on the River The Search for the Missing Houseboat A river boat, once ablaze, could never be saved, and the one hope for the passengers was that it Page 294might be beached before the flames drove them overboard. American Merchant Ships and Sailors The Hannah was a river boat and not a dive for wharf rats. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North We have moved across to this ship while awaiting our river boat. Letters from Mesopotamia in 1915 and January, 1916, from Robert Palmer, who was killed in the Battle of Um El Hannah, June 21, 1916, aged 27 years I have seen horse races and prize fights in my day, but I never ran against anything that shook up my nerves like a race between two of these river boats! The Redemption of David Corson The selection of the spot where Nicolayevsk stands was owing to the advantages of the sand spit as a protection to river boats. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life Several days later I embarked at Baghdad on one of the river boats. War in the Garden of Eden We had passed a night on the river boat,—a night of picturesque horrors. In the Footprints of the Padres The swift river ran leaden beneath them, and the river boats, mouches and hirondelles, darted silently under the arches of the bridge, making their last trips for the day. Jason Although we knew the river boats were passing up and down just below us, we restrained our curiosity and stayed closely hidden. Three Times and Out I had traveled on two ocean passenger-steamers, one private steamer of miniature size, a Russian corvette, a gunboat of the Siberian fleet, and two river boats of the Amoor flotilla. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life She took in temples and Buddhas via the river boat bus, the Chao Phraya Express. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America Hours, even days, passed by, and the passengers on the ocean steamers were sometimes kept waiting the arrival of the river boats that were aground or had been belated up the stream. In the Footprints of the Padres There was thus a forecastle and an afterdeck, as in our old river boats, and a space between them ballasted by the freight. The Man Who Laughs These western river boats would scarce survive a single passage on any large body of water, yet, for all the purposes for which they are required here, they seem admirably fitted. Minnesota; Its Character and Climate Likewise Sketches of Other Resorts Favorable to Invalids; Together With Copious Notes on Health; Also Hints to Tourists and Emigrants. To be sure, anchored as we were so far inshore of the channel, we were well clear of the steamer's course; but in such heavy fogs the river boats often go astray. Virginia: the Old Dominion It was a river boat, and unsuited to the open sea, but it was all that he could obtain. History of Julius Caesar The first river boat at our disposal was for the exclusive accommodation of the cabin passengers, or as many of them as could be crowded upon her—and we were among them. In the Footprints of the Padres Hesitating, the young officer turned his gaze over the wide dock, now covered with hurrying figures, with massed traffic, with the confusion preceding the departure of a river boat. The Purchase Price Baton Rouge, situated on the Mississippi, was a river port and stopping place for all large river boats, especially between New Orleans and large towns and cities north. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Maryland Narratives A group of towering cottonwood trees, standing in the dooryard, is so conspicuous a feature of the landscape that it serves as a guide for the pilots on the river boats. Virginia: the Old Dominion Missy, was you ever on a river boat? Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 1 Three river boats were landed; these were made light enough for portage work, and strong enough for weight carrying. A Countess from Canada A Story of Life in the Backwoods To think of M. Roux's being in this part of the world at all, and subject to the vicissitudes of river boats! The Troll Garden and Selected Stories The clumsy river boats, half raft, half sawn lumber, drifted down the Ohio on their first and last voyage, discharged their cargoes of grain, liquor, or merchandise, and were broken up. The Last Trail The owners of the river boats carried a standing advertisement in the Salt Lake Telegraph, thus seeking trade, up to December 1, 1866. Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert Her earliest memories are of a river boat in China and of being sold and brought to San Francisco, and sold again. Home Missions in Action And the river boats were still running on Sunday. Bertram Cope's Year At sunset it is the custom on these river boats for all to have a bath. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America These vessels are doubtless well adapted for their purpose as river boats; in the sea, they could do nothing but capsize and sink. American Scenes, and Christian Slavery A Recent Tour of Four Thousand Miles in the United States Happily, too, shooting from the river boats is no longer permitted,—on the regular lines, that is. A Florida Sketch-Book In the first few days they seized two Servian steamers and a number of river boats. America's War for Humanity Especially there were several in James Town itself—one a lawyer body I had thought the obedient serf of the London merchants, one the schoolmaster, and another a drunken skipper of a river boat. Salute to Adventurers The river boats land their passengers at a rickety wooden wharf, and Indians carry the baggage on their heads into the dingy customs house. Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America He had to take passage on a river boat, and they got hung up somewhere, and he and the Cap'n played a little poker for several days. The Law of the Land The steamer is just an American river boat, and we enjoyed the trip very highly. Round the World At length Foy became aware that they were bumping against the sides of a long line of barges and river boats laden with timber and other goods. Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch But if you ever go into the patent office at Washington, ask to see Abraham Lincoln's patent for transporting river boats over snags and shoals. Heroes Every Child Should Know The order reaches into every household; into the factories, the shipyards, the hotels, the farms, river boats, everywhere. A History of the Nations and Empires Involved and a Study of the Events Culminating in the Great Conflict Bixby was a captain now, on the splendid new Anchor Line steamer "City of Baton Rouge," one of the last of the fine river boats. The Boys' Life of Mark Twain You came to Sacramento on the river boat. Down the Mother Lode Almost overnight Chicago became the great Western shipping center, and though the river boats lingered for a time on the Ohio and the Mississippi they grew fewer year by year. The Age of Big Business; a chronicle of the captains of industry "The captain of the river boat that picked me up fitted me out." The Circus Boys on the Mississippi : or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River His mines supplied his coke ovens with coal, and his own river boats, as well as railroads in which he was a director, carried his steel. A Poor Wise Man On board the river boats it is the same with him, with this exception, that when there he can get whisky when he wants it. North America — Volume 2 And then he will take the river boat, and in a few hours will find himself at New York. North America — Volume 1 The river boats seldom go down—their hulls are not built that way—and if one did go down it wouldn't sink far. Over the Sliprails A few minutes of steady swimming appeared to have taken him out of the path of the river boat. The Circus Boys on the Mississippi : or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River And again the sun tipped the surrounding hills with gold, while the city lay buried in its smoke shroud, and white ghosts of river boats moved spectrally along. A Poor Wise Man Of course, milk, eggs, and all fresh food were not to be had on the river boats. Vanished Arizona At last, to his great relief, his fingers closed over the stern rail of the river boat. The Circus Boys on the Mississippi : or, Afloat with the Big Show on the Big River |
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