James' river guide : containing descriptions of all the cities, towns, and principal objects of interest, on the navigable waters of the Mississippi Valley, flowing west from the Allegheny Mountains, east from the Rocky Mountains, and south from near the northern lakes, including the rivers of Alabama and Texas, flowing into the Gulf of Mexico: also, an account of the sources of the rivers: with full tables of distances, and many interesting historical sketches of the country, statistics of population, products, commerce, manufactures, mineral resources, scenery, &c., &c. Illustrated with forty-four maps, and a number of engravings
James, U. P. (Uriah Pierson), 1811-1889