{"product_id":"ways-steam-towboat-directory","title":"Way's Steam Towboat Directory","description":"After the initial release in 1983 of Way’s Packet Directory, 1848–1983, the demand was enormous for a similar treatment of the steam towboats that once populated the Mississippi River System. Captain Frederick Way, Jr., aided by Joseph W. Rutter, gathered together this wealth of information concerning steamboats that shoved river barges laden with coal, petroleum products, chemicals, sand, gravel, and similar bulk commodities from the headwaters of the Ohio River to the jetties of the Mississippi.\n\nThe steam towboats that performed these services have completely disappeared from the scene, their places having been taken by hundreds of modern diesel-propeller towboats, but this thorough and remarkable reference guide helps preserve their history.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0821420755\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0821420755.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Way  Jr., Frederick|Rutter, Joseph W.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book has little sign of wear or use  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43256936595517,"sku":"BVV.0821420755.VG","price":24.86,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/ways-steam-towboat-directory","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}