mississippi river

The adventures and pranks of a mischievous boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century.

First published 1874. An account of life on the Mississippi in the old steamboat days and of the author's own experience as a pilot.

A mischievous youth encounters a runaway slave and together they travel down the Mississippi in search of adventure.

The unforgettable saga of a mischievous youngster and a runaway slave on a wild expedition to freedom. As the pair take the ride of their lives down the treacherous Mississippi River, they run into an entertaining assortment of offbeat characters and face one challenging adventure after another.

Huck, escaping from his father, who had imprisoned him in a lonely cabin, meets Jim, a runaway slave, on Jackson's Island on the Mississippi River. Together they float down the Mississippi.

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.

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.

The adventures of a three-legged snapping turtle as she travels from the headwaters to the mouth of the Mississippi River illustrate the life cycle of the turtle and the geography, history, geology, and climate of the river.

The Alden children travel on a Mississippi paddle-wheel steamer to visit an old family friend in his cabin near Hannibal, Missouri, and try to discover who is responsible for the mysterious activities near the house.