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Books on: mississippi river history

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The River We Have Wrought: A History of the Upper Mississippi

Book by John O. Anfinson; University of Minnesota Press, 2003

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Human Ecology--Mississippi River, Mississippi River--Environmental Conditions, Mississippi River--History, Mississippi River--Navigation--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Publication Data Anfinson, John O. The river we have wrought: a history of the upper Mississippi / John O. Anfinson p. cm. Includes...8 (HC/j: alk. paper) 1. Mississippi River History. 2. Mississippi River Environmental conditions...
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Time's River: Archaeological Syntheses from the Lower Mississippi River Valley

Book by Janet Rafferty, Evan Peacock; University of Alabama Press, 2008

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Archaeology--Lower Mississippi River Valley, Excavations (Archaeology)--Lower Mississippi River Valley, Indians Of North America--Lower Mississippi River Valley--Antiquities, Interstate 69--Antiquities, Lower Mississippi River Valley--Antiquities, Lower Mississippi River Valley--History, Prehistoric Peoples--Lower Mississippi River Valley

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Publication Data Times river: archaeological syntheses from the lower Mississippi River Valley /edited...7 (electronic) 1. Mississippi River Valley Antiquities...Antiquities. 3. Archaeology Mississippi River Valley. 4. Excavations...Mississippi River Valley History. 6. Prehistoric peoples...
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Changing Perspectives on the Archaeology of the Central Mississippi River Valley

Book by Michael J. O'Brien, Robert C. Dunnell; University of Alabama Press, 1998

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Excavations (Archaeology)--Mississippi River Valley--History, Mississippi River Valley--Antiquities, Mississippian Culture

Collections: History, Entire Library

...perspectives on the archaeology of the Central Mississippi River Valley / edited by Michael J. OBrien and...culture. 2. Excavations Archaeology -- Mississippi River Valley--History. 3. Mississippi River Valley-- Antiquities. 1. OBrien...
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A Pilgrimage in America: Leading to the Discovery of the Sources of the Mississippi and Bloody River; with a Description of the Whole Course of the Former and of the Ohio

Book by J. C. Beltrami; Quadrangle Books, 1962

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Indians Of North America--Mississippi River Valley, Mississippi River Valley--Description And Travel, Mississippi River--Sources, Ohio River--Description And Travel, Red River Of The North

Collections: History, Entire Library

...to fill up this chasm in history and geography. If, however...resign its preeminence to the Mississippi, no one will dispute its supremacy over all the tributary rivers in the world. The afflux...is also a very considerable river, is twenty-one miles higher...The eastern bank of the Mississippi, opposite the village called...
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Black Life on the Mississippi: Slaves, Free Blacks, and the Western Steamboat World

Book by Thomas C. Buchanan; University of North Carolina Press, 2004

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African American Steamboat Workers--History--19th Century, African Americans--Mississippi River Valley--History--19th Century, Mississippi River Valley--History--19th Century, Mississippi River--History--19th Century, River Life--Mississippi River Valley--History--19th Century

Collections: History, Entire Library

...paper) r. African Americans-Mississippi River Valley-History- 19th century. 2. African American...19th century. 3. River life-Mississippi River Valley -History- 1 9th century. 4. Mississippi River Valley-HistorY-19th century...

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Journal Articles on: mississippi river history

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Blacklegs, Card Sharps, and Confidence Men: Nineteenth-Century Mississippi River Gambling Stories

Journal article by Joshua D. Rothman; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 77, 2011

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Blacklegs, Card Sharps, and Confidence Men: Nineteenth-Century Mississippi River Gambling Stories (Collection)--Book reviews, Books--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Confidence Men: Nineteenth-Century Mississippi River Gambling Stories. by Joshua...Confidence Men: Nineteenth-Century Mississippi River Gambling Stories. Edited...decades before the Civil War, the Mississippi riverboat gambler became an enduring...
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River of Dreams: Imagining the Mississippi before Mark Twain

Journal article by James E. Seelye Jr.; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 76, 2010

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Books--Book reviews, River of Dreams: Imagining the Mississippi Before Mark Twain (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

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...proslavery speech that the river was the Souths. In short...imagination the Mississippi River went "from a vision...his work of cultural history puts the Mississippi...transformation of the Mississippi River into an American possession...
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The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863: The Struggle for Control of the Western Waters

Journal article by Matthew M. Stith; Journal of Southern History, Vol. 78, 2012

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Books--Book reviews, The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863: The Struggle for Control of the Western Waters (Nonfiction work)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863: The Struggle...Waters. by Matthew M. Stith The Mississippi River Campaign, 1861-1863: The...Union efforts to win control of the Mississippi River, and Confederate attempts to...
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Struggle for Identity in the Most Southern Place on Earth: The Chinese in the Mississippi Delta

Journal article by John Thornell; Chinese America: History and Perspectives, 2003

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Chinese Americans--Economic aspects, Chinese Americans--History, Chinese Americans--Social aspects, Mississippi River--History, Mississippi River--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...plain flanked by the Mississippi and Yazoo rivers in the northwest corner...rigid dichotomy are the Mississippi Delta Chinese. How...described is an oral history project on the Delta Chinese funded by the Mississippi Humanities Council...organized the Arkansas River Valley Emigration Company...
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Rascals on the Antebellum Mississippi: African American Steamboat Workers and the St. Louis Hanging of 1841

Journal article by Thomas C. Buchanan; Journal of Social History, Vol. 34, 2001

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African Americans--Identity, Freedmen--Social aspects, Mississippi--Race relations, Race discrimination--History, River life--Social aspects, Slaves--Social aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Journal of Social History 21 (Spring 1988...Resistance and Social History," Journal of Social History 124 (Spring 1991...Americans used the Mississippi River system...such situations river workers were heroic...Buchanan, "The Slave Mississippi: African-American...of the Western Rivers, 1811-1880...

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Magazine Articles on: mississippi river history

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Channeling the History of the Mississippi River

Magazine article; Parks & Recreation, Vol. 39, December 2004

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Historic buildings & sites, Parks & recreation areas, Tunica County Mississippi

Collections: History, Entire Library

Channeling the History of the Mississippi River This past March, the Mississippi River played host to more than just insects and...but they all had one thing in common: use the Mississippi River. The $26-million RiverPark stands as...
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Saving the Mighty Miss: Years of Tinkering by the Army Corps of Engineers Has Inexorably Harmed the Fragile Ecosystem of the Lower Mississippi River. Six States Have Banded Together to Reverse the Damage

Magazine article by Thomas Charlier; State Legislatures, Vol. 32, April 2006

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Conservation of natural resources--Arkansas, Conservation of natural resources--Kentucky, Conservation of natural resources--Louisiana, Conservation of natural resources--Management, Conservation of natural resources--Mississippi, Conservation of natural resources--Missouri, Conservation of natural resources--Tennessee, Mississippi River, Natural resource conservation--Arkansas, Natural resource conservation--Kentucky, Natural resource conservation--Louisiana, Natural resource conservation--Management, Natural resource conservation--Mississippi, Natural resource conservation--Missouri, Natural resource conservation--Tennessee, United States. Army. Corps of Engineers--Environmental policy, United States--Environmental policy

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...Ecosystem of the Lower Mississippi River. Six States Have...could be one of the Mississippi Rivers richest natural...than 150 years of history. Even before Congress...flood pulse of the river. But in the most...shortening the Lower Mississippi by at least 114...cutoffs quickened the rivers currents, allowing...
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The Adventure Begins: Down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers

Magazine article; California History, Vol. 82, Winter 2004

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Begins: Down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. February 28th 1849 Planters...pleasant trip down the Ohio River. We found the Mississippi very high, higher than it...This kind of a storm on the Mississippi may rather astonish you but...
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The History and Development of the Mississippi Delta Economy

Magazine article by Paul W. White; Business Perspectives, Vol. 20, Summer-Fall 2009

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Economic development--Evaluation, Economic development--Methods, Economic development--Mississippi, Mississippi River Delta--Economic aspects

Collections: History, Entire Library

The History and Development of the Mississippi Delta Economy...The Lower Mississippi River Valley...region. The history of the changing...side of the river, stretching...Mississippi rivers in the east...and Red rivers in the west...the largest river complex in...world: the Mississippi River. ILLUSTRATION...
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The Critical Role of Health in the Economic Development of the Lower Mississippi River Delta

Magazine article by David M. Mirvis, Joy A. Clay; Business Perspectives, Vol. 20, Summer-Fall 2009

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Economic development--Analysis, Economic development--Mississippi, Mississippi--Economic aspects, Public health--Analysis

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...Development of the Lower Mississippi River Delta. by David M...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED The Mississippi River Delta presents...including all of the lower Mississippi River Delta states...context of public policy, history, and culture. Thus...

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Newspaper Articles on: mississippi river history

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Rootin'around BB's Beautiful South; OLE MAN RIVER: B. B. King Is Still on the Road at 83. Left: A Paddle Steamer on the Mississippi SOUTHERN MAN: Dan outside Po Monkey's Juke Joint, Where Terry 'Harmonica' Bean and His Band Played, Right. Left: Clarksdale's Roadsign Tribute to the Blues BLUES BROTHERS: Dan Meets His Hero B.B King

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), October 19, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Beautiful South; OLE MAN RIVER: B. B. King Is Still...Paddle Steamer on the Mississippi SOUTHERN MAN: Dan outside...Hipgrave heads out to Mississippi, birthplace of the...shone brightly on the Mississippi Delta, fields of pretty...music shaped American history, its conscience, civil...
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Miss Matthews and the Mississippi; Ol' Man River Has a Special Kind of Magic, Singer Cerys Tells Emily Lambert

Newspaper article; Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales), September 27, 2008

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...banks of the mighty Mississippi. Cerys Matthews...series Yr Afon (The River), which starts on Monday. "The Mississippi is very special...familiar with the rivers lower reaches...important part in the history of the whole country...southern part of the river that has always...the waters of the Mississippi in search of healing...
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Mississippi River Town Tugs on Visitors' Wanderlust

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), September 2, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Mississippi River Town Tugs on Visitors Wanderlust...eatery on the west bank of the Mississippi. Your host will stop by your...Youll also learn about the history of this region of the Mississippi Valley and view a section of...
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Meander the Great Rivers of the United States' Heartland; Cruises Revive America's Great Riverboat Days

Newspaper article; The Northern Star (Lismore, Australia), October 23, 2010

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Rivers

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Meander the Great Rivers of the United States...Pittsburgh. And the Ohio River that flowed past his...to join the mighty Mississippi and meander on to New...way up and down the Mississippi and her tributaries...gambling. Because the Mississippi meanders through a...just the views and the history; dining on todays...
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Anxiety Rises along the Flood-Swollen Mississippi

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), May 5, 2011

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...flood of the lower Mississippi River Valley in 1927 was...disasters in U.S. history. More than 23,000...confluence of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, the Ohio dropped...Arkansas, Tennessee, Mississippi and Louisiana is probably...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: mississippi river history

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Mississippi , River, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...Yazoo, and Tensas river basins. Breaks...the plain. The Mississippi Delta After receiving...Arkansas and Red rivers, the Mississippi...has increased the rivers flood-carrying...model of the Mississippi River basin is located...point in recorded history and halted most...discovery of the Mississippi River in 1541...
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Mississippi , State, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...along the Tennessee River. The most distinctive...varied topography is the Mississippi Delta, a flat alluvial...Mississippi and the Yazoo rivers in the western part...Most of the states rivers belong to either the Mississippi or the Alabama river systems, with the...divide. The climate of Mississippi is subtropical in the...
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Missouri , River, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...navigation to the upper river and effectively established...entering the Mississippi River 17 mi (27 km) N of...Yellowstone and Platte rivers are the Missouris chief...basin-wide Missouri River basin project (authorized...stretch downstream to the Mississippi. Tugboats pushing strings...damming of the river. History The Missouri River was...
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Ohio , River, United States

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...river, United States river, 981 mi (1,579 km...Allegheny and Monongahela rivers in SW Pa., at Pittsburgh...southwest to enter the Mississippi River at Cairo, Ill. The...affected by the rivers industrial pollution ratified (1948) the Ohio River Valley Sanitation Compact...recreational facilities. History The French explorer...
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Civil War , in U.S. History

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...CIVIL WAR , in U.S. history in U.S. history...by six other states Mississippi, Florida, Alabama...axiomatic. There the rivers, conveniently flowing...Tennessee) or south (the Mississippi), invited Union penetration...had cleared the upper Mississippi (see Island No. 10...unsuccessful Union Red River expedition of Nathaniel...

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