Mike Fink: The Last of the Boatmen

TitleMike Fink: The Last of the Boatmen
Year of Publication1847
Publication TypeDime Novel
LanguageEnglish
AuthorsField, Joseph M.
PublisherThe Reveille
CitySt. Louis
Keywordsboatmen; flatboats; keelboats; Mike Fink (c. 1770/80-1823); Native Americans
Abstract

The biographical dime novel about Mike Fink (c. 1770/80-1823), a semi-legendary brawler and river boatman.

Author Biography

Joseph M. Field (1810-56) was a St. Louis playwright and journalist.

Time

1790s-1820s