Western River Steamboats

[edheeg]

I'm looking for plans for western river steamboats. I'm particularly interested in boats that plied the waters of the Ohio, Mississippi, and Missouri rivers. Also, I'd like to locate someone who has a copy of John Fryant's book Paddlewheels and Props. I'd like to find plans for the Island Queen that served Coney Island amusement park from Cincinnati. I rode this boat when I was a boy, and in the summertime, I could hear the calliope from my bedroom window. Any help with any of these projects would be most appreciated.