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A classic of the Mid-West, this book gives readers a view of what life was like on the showboats that plied the Mississippi and other Midwestern rivers. Seen through the eyes of the Hawkes and later Ravenal families, that life was hard and often harsh. Andy and Parthenia Hawkes run their showboat, with their only daughter on board with them. (view spoiler)
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Mar 12, 2013
Kim DeCina
marked it as to-read
