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The Mississippi and the making of a nation : from the Louisiana Purchase to today /

An exploration of the Mississippi River, tracing its length from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, and discussing its important role in the history of the United States. Includes photographs, period illustrations, artwork, documents, and maps.

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Main Authors: Ambrose, Stephen E., (Author), Brinkley, Douglas, (Author)
Contributors: Abell, Sam, (Photographer)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, [2002]
Subjects and Genres:
Frontier and pioneer life > United States.
Frontier and pioneer life.
Territorial expansion.
Mississippi River > History.
Mississippi River Valley > History.
West (U.S.) > History.
United States > Territorial expansion.
Mississippi River > Pictorial works.
Mississippi River Valley > Pictorial works.
Mississippi (Fleuve) > Histoire.
Mississippi, Vallée du > Histoire.
États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire.
États-Unis > Expansion territoriale.
Mississippi River.
Mississippi River Valley.
United States.
West United States.
illustrated books.
Illustrated works.
History.
Ouvrages illustrés.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction /
  • Douglas Brinkley
  • Head of passes
  • New Orleans
  • Portfolio:
  • the delta
  • River road plantations
  • Natchez
  • Portfolio:
  • The Old South
  • The delta : from Vicksburg on
  • Memphis
  • Portfolio:
  • The river in flood
  • The great confluence
  • St. Louis
  • Portfolio:
  • The Delta Queen
  • Mark Twain country
  • The quad cities and Dubuque
  • Portfolio:
  • The headwaters
  • Minnesota.

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