In his spare time, he became a licensed riverboat pilot.

Jim Bridger served as a riverboat pilot on the Powder River during the profitable mountain man expedition.

He worked mainly for newspapers and as a riverboat pilot before he became a writer.

Merwin's grandfather was a drunken, violent riverboat pilot on the Allegheny.

Twain himself worked as a riverboat pilot on the Mississippi for a few years.

When the school first opened in 1926, a riverboat pilot (captain) was the school's mascot.

"Major" Meigs was an accomplished riverboat pilot.

There's a social worker, a riverboat pilot whose nickname is Hotfoot, and a preacher.

Twain, who worked as a riverboat pilot, is the literary figure most associated with the Mississippi.