Wicked River: The Mississippi When It Last Ran Wild
A riveting narrative look at one of the most colorful, dangerous, and peculiar places in America's historical landscape: the strange, wonderful, and mysterious Mississippi River of the 19th century.
Beginning in the early 1800s and climaxing with the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, Wicked River brings to life a place where river pirates brushed elbows with future presidents and religious visionaries shared passage with thieves. Here is a minute-by-minute account of Natchez being flattened by a tornado; the St. Louis harbor being crushed by a massive ice floe; hidden, nefarious celebrations of Mardi Gras; and the sinking of the Sultana, the worst naval disaster in American history. Here, too, is the Mississippi itself: gorgeous, perilous, and unpredictable. Masterfully told, Wicked River is an exuberant work of Americana that portrays a forgotten society on the edge of revolutionary change.
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | def109d6-dbb3-8996-9701-7cbf6038c906 |
---|---|
Grouping Title | wicked river the mississippi when it last ran wild |
Grouping Author | lee sandlin |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2023-12-03 05:31:29AM |
Last Indexed | 2023-12-03 05:11:42AM |
Solr Fields
A riveting narrative look at one of the most colorful, dangerous, and peculiar places in America's historical landscape: the strange, wonderful, and mysterious Mississippi River of the 19th century.
Beginning in the early 1800s and climaxing with the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, Wicked River brings to life a place where river pirates brushed elbows with future presidents and religious visionaries shared passage with thieves. Here is a minute-by-minute account of Natchez being flattened by a tornado; the St. Louis harbor being crushed by a massive ice floe; hidden, nefarious celebrations of Mardi Gras; and the sinking of the Sultana, the worst naval disaster in American history. Here, too, is the Mississippi itself: gorgeous, perilous, and unpredictable. Masterfully told, Wicked River is an exuberant work of Americana that portrays a forgotten society on the edge of revolutionary change.
Nonfiction
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:2f7dafbc-7d23-4f1d-82e7-196290244783 | -1 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out | |||
overdrive:2f7dafbc-7d23-4f1d-82e7-196290244783 | 1 | Online OverDrive Collection | Online OverDrive | eBook | eBook | 0 | false | true | OverDrive | Checked Out |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:2f7dafbc-7d23-4f1d-82e7-196290244783 | eBook | eBook | English | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | 2010 |
scoping_details_aacpl
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrive:2f7dafbc-7d23-4f1d-82e7-196290244783 | -1 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | false | |||
overdrive:2f7dafbc-7d23-4f1d-82e7-196290244783 | 1 | Checked Out | Checked Out | false | false | true | false | false | true |