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Showboat Bryants Recall River Fame and Decline
Capt Billy Bryant and family of famed Mississippi River showboats recount their rise from 1900 to a fading era. The Bryants built a caravan of acts with Dad as gardener turned showman and Ma and Sister in chorus and dance. Progress ended the boat era, towns moved on, and the family found new roles in California after decades on the water.
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Hollywood
NEA
Man River
Billy
Brvant
Rofim
Bryants
Sal
Four Bryants
Dad Bryant
Ma Bryant
Sister Bryant
Capt. Billy
East Lynn
Mississippi
Progress
Col‘ortel
Buckingham Palace
Vienris
Ma’ Bryant
Flatbush Ave
Brookton
Dad
Joe
Myra
Buster Keaton
Capt
California
Greenville
Miss