Big Muddy: Down the Mississippi Through America's HeartlandPlume, 1993 - 290 pages Just over 100 years ago, Mark Twain created an American classic with his vivid chronicle Life on the Mississippi. This book follows in his wake to bring us an evocative, entertaining, enormously informative account of our country's premiere waterway at the close of the 20th century. Photos. |
Table des matières
Getting in the River | 1 |
The Heritage of the Mechesebe | 11 |
The Star of the North | 28 |
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Big Muddy: Down the Mississippi Through America's Heartland B. Clarence Hall,Clyde Thornton Wood Affichage d'extraits - 1992 |
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