Instant Bestseller A Chicago Public Library Must-Read Book of 2024 A sweeping history of the Mississippi River—and the centuries of human meddling that have t

A fascinating account of how the Mississippi River shaped America In Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the center of America's rich

This engaging and well-illustrated primer to the Upper Mississippi River presents the basic natural and human history of this magnificent waterway. Immortal Riv

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