mississippi river

Presents nineteenth-century American author Mark Twain's classic novel "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" along with writings on the historical context of the work and critical essays by such writers as Norman Mailer and Toni Morrison. Also includes a Twain chronology and a selected secondary bibliography.

Presents the adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century.

Huck tells of his adventures traveling down the Mississippi on a raft with an escaped slave.

Relates the story of the life of Huckleberry Finn's father, detailing his relationships with his dad, brother, and son; affair with an African-American woman; problems with money and drinking; and death.

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.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1927 Mississippi flood, discussing what caused the flood, the destruction it caused to the surrounding area, and the residents' and government's efforts to clean up the damage.

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

An adapted version of the adventures of a boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.

Traces the history of the Mississippi River, presents stories of people whose lives were affected by the river, and describes how humans have changed the Mississippi.