Explorers of the Mississippi / Timothy Severin.
2002
F352 .S38 2002 (Mapit)
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Title
Explorers of the Mississippi / Timothy Severin.
Author
Severin, Timothy.
Edition
1st University of Minnnesota Press ed.
ISBN
0816639523
9780816639526
9780816639526
Imprint
Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnnesota Press, 2002.
Language
English
Description
xii, 294 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 21 cm.
Call Number
F352 .S38 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification
917.704
Summary
Chronicles the explorations of conquistadors, voyageurs, and charlatans who discovered, opened up and exploited the Mississippi River Valley.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-294) and index.
Series
Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series.
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Table of Contents
Father of Waters
Conquistador from Badajoz
The "Rio Grande"
The agent and the priest
The visionary
The fatal river
Iron hand
The mendacious friar
Captain from Connecticut
Enter the army
The red silk umbrella
The silly season.
Conquistador from Badajoz
The "Rio Grande"
The agent and the priest
The visionary
The fatal river
Iron hand
The mendacious friar
Captain from Connecticut
Enter the army
The red silk umbrella
The silly season.