In Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the centre of America's rich history - the Mississippi. Some fifteen thousand years ago, the majestic river provided Paleolithic humans with the routes by which early man began to explore the continent's interior. Since then, the river has been the site of historical significance, from the arrival of Spanish and French explorers in the 16th century to the Civil War. George Washington fought his first battle near the river, and Ulysses S. Grant and William T. ...
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In Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the centre of America's rich history - the Mississippi. Some fifteen thousand years ago, the majestic river provided Paleolithic humans with the routes by which early man began to explore the continent's interior. Since then, the river has been the site of historical significance, from the arrival of Spanish and French explorers in the 16th century to the Civil War. George Washington fought his first battle near the river, and Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman both came to President Lincoln's attention after their spectacular victories on the lower Mississippi. In the 19th century, home-grown folk heroes such as Daniel Boone and the half-alligator, half-horse, Mike Fink, were creatures of the river. Mark Twain and Herman Melville led their characters down its stream in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Confidence-Man. A conduit of real-life American prowess, the Mississippi is also a river of stories and myth.
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Very Good. 2013. Hardcover. Good copy with some minor shelf wear. Dustwrapper with minor edge wear but remains good.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Size: 6x1x9; Minor shelf wear to binding. Light wear & small discolorations on edges of text block. Previous owners initials & date on ffep. Pages toning with age, otherwise text and images unmarked. The dust jacket shows some light handling, in a mylar cover.
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Like New in Like New jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped ($35.00 price intact). Published by Henry Holt, 2013. Octavo. Green boards stamped in silver. Book is like new; clean with no writing or names. Sharp corners and spine straight. Binding tight and pages crisp. Dust jacket is like new. 394 pages. ISBN: 9780805091366. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions or if you would like a photo. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Southampton, New York.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. History. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed Clean and tight and square with sharp corners. The pages have yellowed a bit with age. Signed by the author on the title page. 3rd printing of the first edition. The dust jacket has just a little bit of shelfwear and is in new mylar.
