mississippi river

Takes the reader on a journey along the mighty Missouri-Misissippi River, describing physical features, animal and plant life, how people use the river, and the importance of conservation.

Mark Twain's classic novel "Huckleberry Finn" about the adventures and misadventures of a young boy who attempts to help Jim, a runaway slave, find freedom in the North.

Mike Fink, who is bigger than life and mightier than most men, Nathan Bonable, who hopes to have the same kind of life after Mike avenged his parents' brutal death, and a loyal band of followers, navigate the Mississippi River doling out their own kind of justice.

Focuses on this American author's connection with steamboats on the Mississippi River while also presenting a history of the craft.

Nineteenth-century American author Mark Twain's novel in which Huck Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the Mississippi River on a raft; includes two critical essays.

A collection of archival photographs that explores the history of Mississippi steamboats and their social and economic role in river life from 1870 to the end of World War I.

Presents a graphic novel version of Mark Twain's classic "Huckleberry Finn" about the adventures of a young boy who helps a runaway slave to escape.

Reprints the Iowa-California text of the classic novel about Huck Finn, son of the town drunk, who joins an escaped slave in a bid for freedom down the Mississippi River; and includes annotations, documents, information about the author, and critical excerpts.

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