When the Mississippi ran backwards empire, intrigue, murder, and the New Madrid earthquakes
An account of the ecological and historical impact of a series of Mississippi River Valley earthquakes in 1811 and 1812 documents how towns were destroyed and political loyalties were altered, changing the course of the War of 1812.
Main Author: | Feldman, Jay, 1943- |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Free Press,
c2005.
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