Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Adil, Janeen R. The Mississippi: The
Largest River in the USA.
Mississippi River geography and history, with a timeline and learning
activities. (j917.7)
American Heritage. Steamboats on the
Mississippi.
A wealth of contemporary paintings and rarely-seen photography
describes the Mississippi steamboat and the world through which
it moved. (j977)
Badt, Karin Luisa. Mississippi Flood
of 1993.
The flood of 1993 and its development, as well as a short history
of previous floods and the reasons this river overflows. (j977.033)
Baker, Sanna Anderson. Mississippi Going
North.
See the sights as you canoe north from the headwaters of the Mississippi
River through remote natural settings. ( j )
Blue, Rose. Exploring the Mississippi
River Valley.
Learn about important figures and dates in the exploration of
the Mississippi River Valley. (j977)
Bushey, Jerry. The Barge Book.
Text and photographs describe the journey of cargo barges down
the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to New Orleans. (j386.354)
Butler, Dori Hillestad. M is for Minnesota.
Illustrated entries for each letter of the alphabet present information
about Minnesota. (j917.76)
Chial, Debra. M is for Minnesota.
An alphabet book about Minnesota. (j917.761)
Faber, Harold. LaSalle: Down the Mississippi.
A French explorer discovers the Mississippi River and has other
adventures in America. (j921 L33f)
Fischer, Laura. Life in a Mississippi
River Town.
Find out about food, clothing, shelter, education, communication
and family life in a Mississippi town. (j977)
Fowler, Allan. The Mississippi River.
Traces the Mississippi River from its source near Canada to the
Gulf of Mexico and discusses its history, towns, and physical
features. (j917.7)
Gilliland, Judith Heide. Steamboat: The
Story of Captain Blanche Leathers.
Blanche Douglas Leathers studied the Mississippi River and passed
the test to become a steamboat captain in 1894. (j921 L4845g)
Goodman, Joan Elizabeth. Despite All
Obstacles: La Salle and the Conquest of the Mississippi.
The life of the man who explored the St. Louis, Ohio, Illinois
and Mississippi Rivers, claiming America's heartland for King
Louis XIV and France. (j921 L33g)
Harness, Cheryl. Mark Twain and the Queens
of the Mississippi.
Mark Twain's remarkable connection with Mississippi River steamboats.
(j917.7)
Hiscock, Bruce. The Big Rivers: the Missouri,
the Mississippi, and the Ohio.
The conditions that led up to the severe flooding in the Mississippi
River Valley in 1993. (j977.033)
Holling, Holling Clancy. Minn of the
Mississippi.
Minn, a snapping turtle born at the Minnesota headwaters of the
Mississippi, travels 2500 miles to the Gulf of Mexico. (j917.7)
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Klingel, Cynthia. The Mississippi River.
The Mississippi River, what it looks like, where it flows, and
why it's important. (j917.7)
Larkin, Tanya. Jacques Marquette and
Louis Joliet: Explorers of the Mississippi.
These French explorers, whose primary goal was to find the Northwest
Passage, made their mark on history by exploring and charting
the Mississippi River. (j920)
Lauber, Patricia. Flood: Wrestling with
the Mississippi.
The severe flooding of the Mississippi River in 1993 and its effects
on people near the river then and now. (j977.033)
Lourie, Peter. Mississippi River: A Journey
Down the Father of Waters.
An illustrated description and history of the Mississippi River.
(j917.7)
McCague, James. Mississippi Steamboat
Days.
History, descriptions and stories of steamboats as passenger and
cargo ships. (j386)
McCall, Edith S. Biography of a River:
the Living Mississippi.
The history of the Mississippi River, stories of people whose
lives were affected by the river and how humans have changed the
river. (j977)
Milligan, Simon. The Mississippi.
Take a journey down the mighty Mississippi, from the glacial lakes
of the north to the vast delta in the south, and learn about people
and places that line the banks. (j917.7)
Mississippi River: Father of Waters.
A history of the Mississippi River. (j977)
Morgan, Nina. The Mississippi.
An overview of the Mississippi River, its physical features, plants
and wildlife, history, explorers, role as a transportation route,
and future. (j917.7)
Nardo, Don. Sieur de la Salle.
This French explorer became the first European to travel down
the Mississippi in 1682. (j921L33n)
St. George, Judith. The Amazing Voyage
of the New Orleans.
In 1811, the New Orleans became the first steamboat to
travel down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, in a trip fraught
with dangers that includedNorth America's most violent earthquake.
(j917.7)
Schaefer, Lola. Barges.
The history, early models, major parts and jobs of barges. (j386.354)
Siebert, Diane. Mississippi River.
A poetic description of the geologic formation of the Mississippi
River and the history of its region and people. (j917.7)
Zeck, Pam. Mississippi Sternwheelers.
Photographs and text describe the origins of stern-wheeler paddleboats
and how they aided in the settling of the interior of the United
States. (j386.2243)
