Whether you know him as a visionary, a leader, a hothead, or a criminal, Captain Henry Miller Shreve - the steamboat captain who cleared the Red River and put Shreveport on the map - was a man who got things done.
The mid-20th century was a time of turmoil for the United States. Two 'kings' would leave their mark on civil rights and rock and roll and go on to change the world, but only after they changed Shreveport first.
In the 1950s and 1980s, Shreveport experienced two crashes. One, a tragic accident no one foresaw. The other, an economic downturn, a result of careless bankers, developers, and drillers.
