mississippi river

Takes the reader on a journey along the Missouri-Mississippi river system, discussing physical features, animal and plant life, and conservation.

Tells the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they travel down the Mississippi River on a raft.

An account of life on the Mississippi in the old steamboat days and Twain's experiences as a pilot.

An account of life on the Mississippi in the old steamboat days and Twain's experiences as a pilot.

Text is based directly on the author's manuscript restoring the "raftsmen's passage" episode and all of the first edition illustrations.

A biography of the man who explored the St. Lawrence, Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi rivers, and who claimed America's heartland for King Louis XIV and France.