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Reviewed by Michael Allen | Book Review | The Indiana Magazine of History, 104.3 | The History Cooperative
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September, 2008
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Rivers Revealed
Rediscovering America's Waterways

By Jerry M. Hay
(Bloomington, Indiana University Press, 2007. Pp. 308. Illustrations, maps. $19.95.)

When the Delta Queen Steamboat Company created the job of "Riverlorian," it made an important contribution to the field of public history. For over three decades, Delta Queen Riverlorians have entertained and edified passengers with their unique blend of academic knowledge and hands-on expertise. Jerry Hay, a Floyds Knobs, Indiana, river rat and longtime Delta Queen employee, has transcribed his enjoyable and respected oral presentations into this book about the role of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys in American history and culture. 1
      "Rivers Revealed," Hay begins, "offers a blend of river adventure stories with emphasis on the lessons I've learned from my mistakes, the sights I've seen, and the people I've met while boating. I've written this book while working aboard steamboats as a Riverlorian or traveling on my own paddle wheel houseboat" (p. 2). Hay's lifetime growing up along and sailing America's western rivers is evident on every page of this book. So too is his knowledge of folklore and his skill at storytelling. . . .
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