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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| Format: | Audiobooks Audiobook (CD) |
| Language: | English |
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Prince Frederick, MD :
Recorded Books,
p2010.
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| Edition: | [Library edition] |
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| 001 | ocn680519358 | ||
| 003 | OCoLC | ||
| 005 | 20101112163000.0 | ||
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| 008 | 101111s2010 nyu n h eng | ||
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| 100 | 1 | |a Sandlin, Lee. | |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Wicked river |h [compact disc] : |b the Mississippi when it last ran wild / |c Lee Sandlin. |
| 246 | 3 | 0 | |a Mississippi when it last ran wild |
| 250 | |a [Library edition] | ||
| 260 | |a Prince Frederick, MD : |b Recorded Books, |c p2010. | ||
| 265 | |a Rec Bks | ||
| 300 | |a 9 sound discs (10.25 hr.) : |b digital ; |c 4 3/4 in. | ||
| 500 | |a Unabridged. | ||
| 511 | 0 | |a Narrated by Jeff McCarthy. | |
| 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. | |
| 994 | |a C0 |b PCB | ||
| 949 | |a Schlow |b SAVSND |c SAN |d i |e 39635102743430 |f 457912 |g loc |j 11/12/2010 | ||
| 999 | |a 313537 | ||
