Mike Fink: Best of the Keelboatmen. Being a Revealing and Trustworthy Account of Events in the Life of the RENOWNED RIVERMAN, Indian Scout, and Relentless Enemy of Divers and Sundry Outlaws, Containing Facts, Anecdotes, History, Legend, and Folklore of the UNIQUE AND JUSTLY FAMED HERO including His Experience in His Inimitable Craft, the Lightfoot, Taken from Ancient, Original Resources

Year of Publication
1960
Publication Type
Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes
159 p.
Language
English
Author
Illustrator: Aldren A. Watson
Publisher
Dodd, Mead & Company
City
New York
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Abstract

A novelized biography Mike Fink (c. 1770/80-1823), a semi-legendary brawler and river boatman.

Author Biography

Harold Felton (1902-1991) was born in Iowa and earned his law degree at the University of Nebraska. He wrote numerous children's books about American folklore. Aldren Watson (1917-2013) was a professional artist, illustrator, bookbinder, and carpenter.

Time

1790s

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