Working the Mississippi: Two Centuries of Life on the River

by Bonnie Stepenoff

The Mississippi River occupies a sacred place in American culture and mythology. Often called The Father of Rivers, it winds through American life in equal measure as a symbol and as a topographic feature. To the people who know it best, the river is life and a livelihood. River boatmen working the wide Mississippi are never far from land. Even in the dark, they can smell plants and animals and hear people on the banks and wharves.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826220533
• ISBN13: 9780826220530
• Release Date: June 2015
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 206 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.2" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5