Wicked river the Mississippi when it last ran wild
A chronicle of the Mississippi River in the first half of the nineteenth century--before it was tamed by commerce and technology--draws on first-hand accounts to describe life along the river, natural and man-made disasters, acts of piracy, and cultural celebrations.
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Pantheon Books,
c2010.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
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| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Wicked river : |b the Mississippi when it last ran wild / |c Lee Sandlin. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Mississippi when it last ran wild |
| 250 | |a 1st ed. | ||
| 260 | |a New York : |b Pantheon Books, |c c2010. | ||
| 300 | |a xxviii, 270 p., [8] p. of plates : |b ill., maps ; |c 24 cm. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-255) and index. | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Prologue -- pt. 1. The river rising -- Gone on the river -- Old Devil River -- The comet's tail -- Like bubbles on a sea -- pt. 2. "Do you live on the river?" -- The desire of an ignorant Westerner -- Bloody island -- The roar of Niagara -- The cosmopolitan tide -- A pile of shavings -- The coasts of dark destruction -- pt. 3. The course of empire -- The mound builders -- A young man of splendid abilities -- The oracles -- pt. 4. Behemoth -- The sky parlor -- The alligator -- pt. 5. The good and the thoughtless -- The last of the floating life -- Epilogue. | |
| 520 | |a A chronicle of the Mississippi River in the first half of the nineteenth century--before it was tamed by commerce and technology--draws on first-hand accounts to describe life along the river, natural and man-made disasters, acts of piracy, and cultural celebrations. | ||
| 651 | 0 | |a Mississippi River |x History. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Mississippi River |x Geography. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Mississippi River |x Environmental conditions. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a River life |z Mississippi River Region |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Community life |z Mississippi River Region |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Mississippi River Region |x History |y 19th century. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Social change |z Mississippi River Region |x History |y 19th century. | |
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