Publisher Description
Acclaimed journalist and author Lee Sandlin delivers a riveting glimpse of a dangerous and colorful place in America’s historical landscape-the Mississippi River of the 19th century. Long before it was dredged into a shipping channel or romanticized into myth, the untamed Mississippi-the lifeblood of communities that rose and fell along its banks-spawned a motley array of pirates and dignitaries, visionaries and thieves.
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“I had a lot of fun reading this book! I’d say that the style got a little muddy, sometimes, and I wondered why Sandlin chose to focus on some of the stories he focused on…but, all-in-all, I loved reading about the river I grew up with – The Mighty Mississipp!”
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John (4 out of 5 stars)
