The Last of the Flatboats / A Story of the Mississippi and Its Interesting Family of Rivers

THE RESCUE OF THE CASTAWAYS. “The rescue occupied considerable time and work.” (See page 283.)
A Story of the Mississippi and its interesting family of rivers
GEORGE CARY EGGLESTON
Author of “The Big Brother,” “Captain Sam,” “The Signal Boys,” “The Wreck of the Red Bird,” etc., etc.
BOSTON LOTHROP PUBLISHING COMPANY
COPYRIGHT, 1900, BY LOTHROP PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Norwood Press J. S. Cushing & Co.—Berwick & Smith Norwood Mass. U.S.A.
TO MY LAST-BORN BOY
CARY EGGLESTON
A brave, manly fellow Who knows how to swim How to catch fish How to handle his boat How to shoot straight with a rifle And how to tell the truth every time
I Dedicate
This Story about some other Boys of his kind