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Tales of the Mississippi
Contributor(s): Samuel, Ray (Author), Huber, Leonard Victor (Joint Author), Ogden, Warren C. (Joint Author)
ISBN: 0882899309     ISBN-13: 9780882899305
Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
OUR PRICE:   $23.75  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: December 2000
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Annotation: Swift-moving, rollicking tales and scores of drawings and photographs paint a fascinating picture of Ol' Man River.
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
Dewey: 977
LCCN: 8105937
Physical Information: 0.55" H x 8.25" W x 11" (1.30 lbs) 256 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Mississippi River Basin
- Geographic Orientation - Mississippi
- Cultural Region - Deep South
- Cultural Region - Mid-South
- Cultural Region - South
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:

"The Mississippi is well worth reading about. It is not a commonplace river, but on the contrary is in all ways remarkable." Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi
" . . significant moments and phases of life on the Lower Mississippi . . . a splendid pictorial treatment. . . . A most interesting and informative introduction to Old Man River and his people." Dallas News
The mighty Mississippi River spawned some of the most exciting periods in American history. From the river's discovery by Hernando DeSoto to the modern day, the Mississippi has been the backdrop for numerous events that have helped forge American history. Tales of the Mississippi offers over 300 magnificent pictures and nineteen rollicking tales about Old Man River. Painstaking research and intimate knowledge of Mississippi lore have gone into this handsome album, which brings the reader little-known, fascinating slices of Americana. Rafts, keelboats, flatboats, side-wheelers, sternwheelers, snagboats, steamboats, gunboats, showboats-all were a part of the stories of the legendary cast of characters who live on in the pages of the book. The tales include the mystery of DeSoto, the voyage of the first steamboat to New Orleans, the steamboat races, and what happened on the river during the War Between the States. Now a whole new generation of river buffs can find pleasure in these pages and relive these great moments from our past.


Contributor Bio(s): Huber, Leonard: - Leonard V. Huber (1903-1984) was one of Louisiana's leading historians and experienced a lifetime's worth of Carnival and Mardi Gras celebrations in New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama. A businessman and an author, he was active in many local historical organizations around New Orleans and wrote many books and articles based on his experiences with Crescent City culture. He acted as president of the Louisiana Landmarks Society, Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission, and Keyes Foundation. He was also a founding member and a president of the Friends of Tulane Library, and the library holds this and other titles of Huber's.