
Life on the Ohio
James Coomer(Author)
The University Press of Kentucky
Published on 19. November 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
204 pages
978-0-8131-9108-9 (ISBN)
Description
When young James Coomer was offered a job as deckhand on the tugboat Pat Murphy at a dollar an hour, he took his first smell of diesel fuel and knew he was hooked. Life on the Ohio puts the reader in the pilot's seat as Coomer wrestles with runaway barges, navigates through ice and fog, pacifies angry crew members, and contends with the loneliness of working a thirty-day stretch. A modern counterpart to Twain's account of life as a steamboat pilot, Life on the Ohio depicts the working river as it is today with its immense towboats, gigantic locks and dams, and millions of tons of cargo. Coomer captures the movement of the boats and the colorful language of river people. Coomer admits that he stuck at his job not for money but for love of the river and his work. "Over the years I had experiences I wouldn't trade for a barge full of gold," he says, "and that's what this book is all about."
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Series
Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Lexington
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
illus
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
322 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8131-9108-9 (9780813191089)
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