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- catalog abstract "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 third generation river captain who grew up on the Ohio, Coomer has been observing and participating in life on the inland waterways for nearly fifty years. 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. He reveals that life on the river today is every bit as adventurous and humorous as it has ever been, and not likely to change.".
- catalog contributor b10320151.
- catalog coverage "Ohio River Biography Anecdotes.".
- catalog coverage "Ohio River Description and travel Anecdotes.".
- catalog coverage "Ohio River Social life and customs Anecdotes.".
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "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. He reveals that life on the river today is every bit as adventurous and humorous as it has ever been, and not likely to change.".
- catalog 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 third generation river captain who grew up on the Ohio, Coomer has been observing and participating in life on the inland waterways for nearly fifty years.".
- catalog extent "xix, 179 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Life on the Ohio.".
- catalog identifier "0813120004 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Life on the Ohio.".
- catalog isPartOf "The Ohio River Valley series".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky,".
- catalog relation "Life on the Ohio.".
- catalog spatial "Ohio River Biography Anecdotes.".
- catalog spatial "Ohio River Description and travel Anecdotes.".
- catalog spatial "Ohio River Social life and customs Anecdotes.".
- catalog spatial "Ohio River".
- catalog subject "977/.033 21".
- catalog subject "Coomer, James, 1928- Anecdotes.".
- catalog subject "F520 .C66 1997".
- catalog subject "River life Ohio River Anecdotes.".
- catalog subject "River steamers Ohio River Anecdotes.".
- catalog title "Life on the Ohio / James Coomer.".
- catalog type "Anecdotes. fast".
- catalog type "Biography Anecdotes. fast".
- catalog type "text".