Funny, but I don't recall anybody in this discussion mentioning a very interesting recent article, Seth C. Bruggeman, "The Shenandoah River Gundalow: Reusable Boats in Virginia's Nineteenth-Century River Trade," Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 118 (2010): 315-349. Brent Tarter The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Please visit the Library of Virginia's Web site at http://www.lva.virginia.gov ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html