Book by Capt Adam Poe

Introduction.  Capt Adam W Poe wrote a book in 1887 that included the Poe family genealogy, an account of the famous Indian fighters Andrew and Adam Poe and their battle with the Wyandot war party, and a memoir of his own of river experiences.  His recollections of river experiences begins on page 8.  The book was made available by the University of Pittsburgh Libraries.  I printed their eBook and scanned and loaded the pages. 

I have three accounts of the river experiences.  The copy in my inherited boxes and the version in the Mullooly book, “Steamboat ‘Round the Bend” differ slightly from the eBook.  For example in the Mullooly version the sentence “…but father became offended at my words.” was changed from “… he had been drinking and became offended at my words.” in the eBook.   For comparison, the Mullooly version is found on the page River Experiences.

There also are uncorrected errors.  In both versions Capt Adam Poe incorrectly identified the Missouri River when the town involved was on the upper Mississippi River.  Maybe some of the stories did not actually happen as described, but that was the  way he remembered it.  And after all, that is what counts in the recollection business. 

There is a kind of mythology that stories like this tend to drift toward.  A wonderful read.

 

 

Capt Adam Poe Book cover (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book cover (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book fly leaf (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book fly leaf (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book title page (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book title page (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg2 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg2 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg3 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg3 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg4 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg4 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg5 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg5 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg6 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg6 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg7 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg7 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg8 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg8 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg9 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg9 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg10 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg10 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg11 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg11 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg12 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg12 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg13 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg13 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

 

Capt Adam Poe Book pg14 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg14 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg15 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg16 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg17 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg18 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book pg18 (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book back leaf (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)

Capt Adam Poe Book back cover (University of Pittsburgh Libraries)