Originally part of the Rivers of America Series <strong>The Ohio</strong> traces the riverfrom its headwaters in Pittsburgh to the point it empties into the Mis... » 

Originally part of the Rivers of America Series The Ohio traces the riverfrom its headwaters in Pittsburgh to the point it empties into the Mississippinearly a thousand miles and five states later. The Ohio gives us a rareportrait of the frontier era of this region from backwoods entertainment tolearning and the arts. From early exploration to land disputes clashes withNative American inhabitants to the birth of steamboat travel the Ohio Rivercomes alive through the retelling of the incidents and anecdotes that shapedits history of what the French called the beautiful river. «