George Cary Eggleston

Chapter		Page
I.	The Rescue of the Pigs	9
II.	How it All Began	17
III.	Captain Phil	27
IV.	A Hurry Call	33
V.	On the Banks of the Wonderful River	40
VI.	The Pilot	47
VII.	Talking	56
VIII.	The Right to the River	62
IX.	What happened at Louisville	71
X.	Jim	77
XI.	The Wonderful River	86
XII.	The Wonderful River’s Work	95
XIII.	The Terror of the River	105
XIV.	In the Home of the Earthquakes	118
XV.	In the Chute	131
XVI.	“Talking Business”	147
XVII.	At Anchor	161
XVIII.	At Breakfast	170
XIX.	Scuttle Chatter	179
XX.	At Memphis	190
XXI.	A Wrestle with the River	198
XXII.	In the Fog	209
XXIII.	Through the Crevasse	219
XXIV.	A Little Amateur Surgery	228
XXV.	A Voyage in the Woods	236
XXVI.	The Crew and their Captain	245
XXVII.	A Struggle in the Dark	251
XXVIII.	A Hard-won Victory	261
XXIX.	Rescue	278
XXX.	A Yazoo Afternoon	291
XXXI.	An Offer of Help	304
XXXII.	Publicity	312
XXXIII.	Down “The Coast”	324
XXXIV.	A Talk on Deck	336
XXXV.	Looking Forward	348
XXXVI.	The Last Landing	361
XXXVII.	Red-Letter Days in New Orleans	370
XXXVIII.	“It”	379

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