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Life on a Mississippi Steamboat

2025-12-15 · 45 min · episode 340 · 6 entities

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<p>It's one of the most iconic symbols of early Americana; it conjures up images of bustling saloon bars and Mark Twain. But as glamorous as they may seem, there's a dark side the history of the Steamboats of the Mississippi River.</p> <p>In this episode we welcome Professor of History at Colorado State University, Robert Gudmestad. His newest book is <em>The Devil’s Own Purgatory: The United States Mississippi River Squadron in the Civil War.</em></p> <p>Edited by Rich Power. Produced by Tom Delargy. Senior Producer is Freddy Chick.</p> <p>Sign up to History Hit for hundreds of hours of original documentaries, with a new release every week and ad-free podcasts. Sign up at <a href="https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.historyhit.com/subscribe</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>You can take part in our listener survey here.</p> <p>All music from Epidemic Sounds.</p> <p>American History Hit is a History Hit podcast.</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>