Snags sunken trees on the Missouri

by Karl Bodmer

$1,500 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A rare Inia proof of this almost apocalyptic view of the treacherous waters of the Missouri River. The river was the longest in the country and was considered the most hazardous of all the western rivers to navigate. Edging their way between the rafts of driftwood became increasingly difficult for the travelers aboard the steamer Yellow Stone, as she made her way up river toward the mouth of the River Platte. On 26 April 1833 she passed the mouth of the Nemaha River and again encountered snags

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