The Steamboat “Imperial”

Dr. History's Tales of the Old West - A podcast by Dr. Ken Turner - Martedì

John Napton took a chance on the Imperial to get home from Fort Benton. A miserable voyage, constantly getting stuck on sand bars, no pilot, food with worms and passengers having to get out into the river to pull the boat off sand bars. He joined other passengers to finish the voyage in a salvaged Mackinaw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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