Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The opening of the Mississippi The opening of the Mississippi Frederic Austin Ogg The book is primarily the history of the discovery, exploration, and competition for navigation rights and accesses to the Mississippi River prior to the War of 1812. OL1073997W
The timberclads in the Civil War The timberclads in the Civil War Myron J. Smith "This is the first detailed history of Union warships in the western rivers of the Civil War. The author recounts the exploits of the Lexington, the Conestoga and the Tyler, three steamboats converte… OL1859718W
The Wreck of the Belle, the Ruin of La Salle (Number 48: Centennial Series of the Association of Fo… The Wreck of the Belle, the Ruin of La Salle (Number 48: Centennial Series of the Association of Fo… Robert S. Weddle "Robert Cavelier De La Salle: darling explorer, empire builder, shaper of history - and shameless schemer who abused his followers and deceived his king. In The Wreck of the Belle, the Ruin of La Sal… OL19645796W
The flood year 1927 The flood year 1927 Susan Scott Parrish "The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927, which covered nearly thirty thousand square miles across seven states, was the most destructive river flood in U.S. history. Due to the speed of new media and th… OL20055816W
Westward expansion Westward expansion Ray Allen Billington Discusses the colonial frontier, the trans-Appalachian frontier, the trans-Mississippi frontier. The geographic continuity is stressed. OL3577032W
Mississippi Harmony Mississippi Harmony Winson Hudson "A lifelong native of the rural, all-black community of Harmony, Winson has lived through some of the most racially oppressive periods in her state's history - and has devoted her life to combating d… OL5957480W