New Children’s Book Highlights Early 20th Century Riverboat Culture
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
August 27, 202012m 58s
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Show Notes
In her new children’s book "Ruth’s River Dreams," historian Elizabeth A. Pickard re-imagines the life of river historian and educator Ruth Ferris, who lived from 1891–1993. Ferris made it her life’s work to study Missouri’s waterways — particularly the Mississippi River.