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W. W. Withenbury was a famous river boat captain during the mid-1800s. In retirement, he wrote a series of letters for the Cincinnati Commercial, under the title "Red River Reminiscences." Jacques Bagur has selected and annotated 39 letters describing three steamboat voyages on the upper Red River from 1838 to 1842. Withenbury was a master of character and incident, and his profiles of persons, including three signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence, reflect years of acquaintance. The beauty of his writing ranks this among the best of the reminiscences that were written as the steamboat era was declining.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright, Dedication
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. ix-xx
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  1. Introduction
  2. pp. 1-12
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  1. The Reminiscences
  1. 1. Taking the Challenge
  2. pp. 13-17
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  1. 2. Up Trip of the Concord
  2. pp. 18-25
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  1. 3. Down Trip of the Concord
  2. pp. 25-29
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  1. 4. The Relief and Hunter Go Up
  2. pp. 30-37
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  1. 5. The Relief and Hunter Above
  2. pp. 37-42
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  1. 6. The Relief at Shreveport
  2. pp. 42-47
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  1. 7. At Swanson’s Landing
  2. pp. 47-52
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  1. 8. On Ferry Lake
  2. pp. 53-59
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  1. 9. At Port Caddo
  2. pp. 59-67
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  1. 10. To Black Bayou
  2. pp. 67-69
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  1. 11. Up Black Bayou
  2. pp. 70-76
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  1. 12. At Erwin’s Bluff
  2. pp. 77-81
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  1. 13. At the Falls
  2. pp. 81-87
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  1. 14. Back to Shreveport
  2. pp. 87-93
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  1. 15. To Red River
  2. pp. 93-100
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  1. 16. To the Raft
  2. pp. 101-103
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  1. 17. To Pine Prairie
  2. pp. 104-110
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  1. 18. To Berlin
  2. pp. 111-115
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  1. 19. To Jonesboro
  2. pp. 115-127
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  1. 20. To Fort Towson Landing
  2. pp. 127-139
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  1. 21. To Kiamitia
  2. pp. 139-151
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  1. 22. At Doaksville
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  1. 23. Wright’s Landing
  2. pp. 163-173
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  1. 24. Home Amusements
  2. pp. 173-179
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  1. 25. Dr. McDonough
  2. pp. 179-184
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  1. 26. Fort Towson
  2. pp. 184-189
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  1. 27. Back to Jonesboro
  2. pp. 190-197
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  1. 28. Back to Berlin
  2. pp. 198-202
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  1. 29. To Spanish Bluff
  2. pp. 202-213
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  1. 30. To McKinney’s Landing
  2. pp. 213-223
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  1. 31. At Pine Prairie
  2. pp. 223-225
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  1. 32. A Practical Joke: Part 1
  2. pp. 226-232
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  1. 33. A Practical Joke: Part 2
  2. pp. 233-242
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  1. 34. At Nunnely’s Landing
  2. pp. 242-251
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  1. 35. To Dooley’s Ferry
  2. pp. 252-260
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  1. 36. Dr. O. S. Jones
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  1. 37. At the Raft
  2. pp. 272-280
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  1. 38. Near Dooley’s Ferry
  2. pp. 280-291
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  1. 39. Man Overboard
  2. pp. 292-302
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  1. Postscript
  2. pp. 303-306
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  1. Appendix
  2. pp. 307-310
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  1. Index
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