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Originally published in 1869.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Describes the history, geography, government, economics, and people of Mississippi. ... Read more

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This glorious state-by-state panorama of America's past and present helps young readers understand how the development of each state fits into the grand mosaic of America's history.Graphic delights greet the eye with every turn of the page.Includes a reference section, maps, a glossary, and an index. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences, published by Mississippi Academy of Sciences on April 1, 2004. The length of the article is 482 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Geology and Geography.(Divisional Reports)
Author: Jack Moody
Publication: Journal of the Mississippi Academy of Sciences (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2004
Publisher: Mississippi Academy of Sciences
Volume: 49Issue: 2Page: 173(1)

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Great pictorial companion...
The previous reviewer is correct in one aspect.If you're looking for a well written description of the 1927 MS River flood, then Rising Tide is the book for you.However, where Rising Tide is extremely lacking in photographic illustrations of this tragic event, Deep'n As It Comes makes up 10 fold!I find this book to be an excellent photographic companion to Rising Tide, which is why I own both!

good butnotnearly as good as Rising Tide (same subject).
The author, an excellent historian (check out his other books) couldn't seem to make up his mind whether this was to be a coffee table book filled with pictures (which are first rate) or a serious history of an epic, iflargely unremembered, event that had significant impact on our society. Asa result, this book doesn't quite make it as either. Still, it isinteresting and provocative. It just but pales in comparison to RisingTide, a magnificent work. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Surveys the people, geography, and history of the state of Mississippi. ... Read more

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Traces the history of the Mississippi River, presents stories of people whose lives were affected by the river, and describes how humans have changed the Mississippi. ... Read more

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Excellent introductory book on the Mississippi
I thoroughly enjoyed this fascinating book about the Mississippi river. Although it's written for schoolkids, as an adult I found it covered the material in an interesting and enjoyable way. Not too detailed and not too general, and, other than the "I am Old Man River" big, not at all patronizing. I recommend this book for anyone who cares about this country and the river that has contributed so greatly to the development of its interior. ... Read more

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A History of Mississippi is the most comprehensive history of the State of Mississippi ever recorded. The forty-three chapters cover every aspect of Mississippi's history from the earliest known time to the present. Each chapter was written by an outstanding Mississippi historian and in most cases represents a lifetime of study and research in the particular phase of history being written about. Dr. Richard Aubrey McLemore, Director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History, served as editor of this massive project. The financial support was provided by the State of Mississippi, the Mississippi Historical Society, the Department of Archives and History, the three universities of Mississippi, and the University and College Press of Mississippi. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Cultural Geography, published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2006. The length of the article is 10646 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Where is River City, USA? Measuring community attachment to the Mississippi and Missouri rivers.
Author: Glenn Rice
Publication: Journal of Cultural Geography (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 24Issue: 1Page: 1(35)

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The Mississippi river is the largest river in North America. It stretches from north to south, right across the USA, for a total distance of 2,350 miles (3,780 km). If its major tributary, the Missouri river, is included, then the Mississippi-Missouri rive

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This reprinting makes available again the only book of its kind to be focused upon the prehistoric Indians of Mississippi. Although written expressly for the layreader, it has continued for more than eighty years to appeal to a wide audience that ranges from professional archeologists and scholars to weekend artifact collectors.

Published originally in 1926, Archeology of Mississippi details Brown's records collected during more than a decade of research. Anyone wishing to investigate archeology in Mississippi must start with this book. As early as 1912 Brown, a professor of romance languages at the University of Mississippi, began taking photographs of Mississippi Indian mounds. His are the only photographic records of certain cultural sites that have since then been drastically altered.

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Including Sketches Of The Topography, Botany, Climate, Geology And Mineral Resources; And Of The Progress Of Development In Population And Material Wealth. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past and can't be restored."  Well, over recent years, The British Library, working with Microsoft has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise its collection of 19th century books.

There are now 65,000  titles available  (that's an incredible 25 million pages) of material ranging from works by famous names such as  Dickens, Trollope and Hardy as well as many forgotten literary gems , all of which can now be printed on demand and purchased right here on Amazon.

Further information on The British Library and its digitisation programme can be found on The British Library website. ... Read more

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Including Sketches Of The Topography, Botany, Climate, Geology And Mineral Resources; And Of The Progress Of Development In Population And Material Wealth. This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature. ... Read more

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Never having canoed before, and with the loan of a friend's boat, Eddy L. Harris sets out to row the length of the Mississippi River--alone. Beautifully captured is the river's culture, the character of its people, as well as a man's remarkable spirit.Amazon.com Review
At 30 years old, Eddy Harris leaves his home in St. Louis andsets off into the chilly autumn for Lake Itasca. "I decided to canoedown the Mississippi River and to find out what I was made of," hewrites. And Mississippi Solo is his stunning testament. Harris,who has authored Native Stranger, South of HauntedDreams, and Still Life in Harlem, has been widely acclaimedsince the first release of Mississippi Solo in 1988. It isgreatly pleasing to see this important and stimulating first workrevived.

As the Mississippi grows from its tiny source to a wideand powerful flow, Harris gains confidence as a canoeist, faith in hisendeavor, and an understanding of his varying identity as an AfricanAmerican traveling alone from north to south in the United States. Hisexact and brilliantly revealing prose shows us how each bend in thismighty river turns itself within the paddler, how person and river areentwined--and who is in charge.

With an astute ear for irony,philosophy, and wisdom, as well as truths about the river, Harristakes the reader through locks and lakes on the northern Mississippito the wild and swift and meandering river south of St. Louis. Songsof joy, troughs of loneliness, terrific storms, birdsong, paranoia,friendly captains, wild dogs, and ghosts of slaves fill hispages. Then we face off with two hunters, two shotguns, and Harris'ssingle pistol... and still the river leads him on to New Orleans. Likethe river he travels, Harris cuts through to the core of himself andhis country. Triumphant! --Byron Ricks ... Read more

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Great Adventure, wonderful prose
Harris is a superb writer.Without any real adventure experience he takes a boat down the entire length of the Mississippi river and writes about his experiences along the way. I have shared this book with my wife and a friend from work.All three of us rave about what a wonderful experience reading this book was.

Enjoyed the journey
An enjoyable read and journey down the river. Thought it was going to be a day to day river trip but was more. Almost put the book away after first few chaptersbut am glad I didn't . Enjoyed his look at life, himself and people along the river. Race added another dimension to a tough journey. But i was left with a good feeling when done. Nice life lessons scattered thru-out the book.

Read it in two days; enjoyed it
I bought this book to read on a business trip that involved cross country flights.Did not read it on the trip.Started it the night I got back and read half of it when I really should have been sleeping.Finished it the next night.He transforms and you want to see it happen.He has doubts about completing his trip and you want to see if he will finish it.He has his troubles and you want to see if they get worse.You want to know more about the people he meets.Sometimes he says twice things that he could say once, but it's ok because it moves along. There is some historical perspective, some thoughts on racism, not too much.I would have liked to know more about what he brought with him and what he really needed, but he's not that kind of outdoor guy.He says at the end that his back was never the same.Was there something he could have done to avoid that?He does not say.It's ultimately ok because he sticks to the narrative and that holds your interest.

Disappointing
This book is a little tedious.Author seems to be caught up in making himself out to be a hero, whereas there is no deep contact with life; with other people.What strives to be insight seems shallow as the main character has rapid, passing interactions with dozens of people; would have you think that in 5 minutes one is able to sum up the character of a person or place.Reflections about self seem like overly self-focused ramblings.

Quality Writing
I bought a copy of this book after my own canoe trip down the Mississippi. It was fascinating to compare the experiences of Mr. Harris to my own.

The writing is perceptive, insightful, and entertaining. His observations of the people he met along the river, and himself, come across as very honest. He doesn't portray himself as a hero or an expert, but as the person he really is. His dedication to completing the journey is tenuous, but his appreciation for the lasting value of the experience is sincere.

His perceptions on racial issues were objective and refreshing. Although he had preconceived notions on what he might encounter, (a black man in Nordic northern Minnesota and later in the Deep South) he judged people based on how they treated him, and the vast majority of people treated him with kindness and respect.

His descriptions of the river, towns, weather and scenery are also enjoyable, and the hardships and joys are described with equal eloquence.

I was impressed how such a greenhorn of an outdoorsman would have the boldness to tackle such an adventure.My only disappointment with the book is when he skipped some parts of the river.It was his journey to make, however, and he is honest about any shortcuts he took.

In short, this is a great book.It is worth reading to experience the journey vicariously and for the writing itself.You won't be disappointed. ... Read more