This new study examines the Mississippi's role in the imagination of the times and explores its cultural position in antebellum literature, art, thought, and national life. From Thomas Jefferson's vision of the Mississippi to Andrew Jackson and the rowdy river culture of the nineteenth century, Smith charts the river's shifting importance in the making of the nation. He explores the accounts of European travelers including Frances Trollope, Charles Dickens, and William Makepeace Thackeray, whose views were heavily ...
Read More
This new study examines the Mississippi's role in the imagination of the times and explores its cultural position in antebellum literature, art, thought, and national life. From Thomas Jefferson's vision of the Mississippi to Andrew Jackson and the rowdy river culture of the nineteenth century, Smith charts the river's shifting importance in the making of the nation. He explores the accounts of European travelers including Frances Trollope, Charles Dickens, and William Makepeace Thackeray, whose views were heavily influenced by the world of the steamboat and plantation slavery. He also discusses the importance of visual representations of the Mississippi to reveal ways the river echoed notions of manifest destiny and westward movement. Finally, Smith's epilogue provides a discussion of the Mississippi during the Civil War and an introduction to Mark Twain.
Read Less
Add this copy of River of Dreams: Imagining the Mississippi Before Mark to cart. $17.06, very good condition, Sold by Midtown Scholar Bookstore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Harrisburg, PA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by LSU Press.
Add this copy of River of Dreams: Imagining the Mississippi Before Mark to cart. $21.99, like new condition, Sold by Doss-Haus Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Redondo Beach, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by LSU Press.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardcover 2007, edition. Dust jacket and boards in fine condition. Binding firm. Pages unmarked and clean. A couple of creased corners to pages. (232 pages)
Add this copy of River of Dreams: Imagining the Mississippi Before Mark to cart. $41.88, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2023 by LSU Press.
Add this copy of River of Dreams: Imagining the Mississippi Before Mark to cart. $42.37, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2007 by LSU Press.
Add this copy of River of Dreams: Imagining the Mississippi Before Mark to cart. $74.50, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2023 by LSU Press.
Add this copy of River of Dreams: Imagining the Mississippi Before Mark to cart. $109.90, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2023 by LSU Press.
