Download or read book Old Times on the Upper Mississippi written by George Byron Merrick and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2015-01-19 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was life like on the Mississippi in the good old days? What were the challenges? How was navigation done? Which ships were on the river? These questions and many more are answered by the recollecions of a famous steam boat pilot, George Merrick. This book was first published in 1909.