Lexicographical Neighbors of Rivermen
Literary usage of Rivermen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Waterways of Westward Expansion: The Ohio River and Its Tributaries by Archer Butler Hulbert (1903)
"Study as you will, you will only make yourself ridiculous when you attempt to
talk to one of the old-time rivermen. Your use and even pronunciation of words ..."
2. Review of Historical Publications Relating to Canada by University of Toronto (1904)
"Mr. Heming* gives a graphic picture of the summer life of the rivermen on the
Upper Ottawa. He relates a thrilling adventure when a section of a huge raft ..."
3. Annual Report of Illinois State Board of Health by Illinois State Board of Health (1883)
"58—Concerning the Prevention of Small-Pox—was approved. v Vaccination of rivermen:
The Secretary presented copies of correspondence with the surgeon-general ..."
4. Collections by CT Historical Society (1903)
"MANCHESTER HISTORIC COLLECTIONS. tinued the house for the accommodation of the
rivermen, whether boatmen or rafters, as they were called, ..."
5. Comrades from Other Lands: What They are Doing for Us and what We are Doing by Leila Allen Dimock, Council of Women for Home Missions (1913)
"1 After their meal that evening the rivermen lounged \ about the campfire, and
what do you suppose they asked of Mr. Higgins ? They said, " Boss, won't you ..."
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