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Describes the Mississippi River and its effect on the geography, history, economy, and people of the region through which it flows. Also discusses some of the special problems of this waterway and its future prospects. ... Read more

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Early European explorers were on a quest for gold, fur, and other riches in the New World. Even more important to them was the race to find the legendary Northwest Passage, a quicker route to the vast trading wealth of the Far East. Soon they found that No

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Discusses the history, economy, culture, and future of Mississippi. Also includes a state chronology, pertinent statistics, and maps. ... Read more

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More than riverboat gamblers!
Mississippi is more than just riverboat gamblers. And this little volume will tell you and your students all about it.

The "Portrait of America" series is a terrific introduction for pre-teens to the 50 states and to the places and events that shaped the history of the United States. This "Mississippi" installment is particularly good. The book is broken down into sections like "History", "Culture", "Economy" etc., and each section is thoughtfully written and edited. The "Culture" section is especially good and is very inclusive.

This book, as well as the entire "Portrait of America" series, will prove to be a valuable teaching tool to all primary school educators. ... Read more

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Discover what makes the mighty Mississippi a truly great river. ... Read more

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Great historical resource
Baldwin's Flush Times is a great historical resource.Baldwin paints an interesting tale of frontier Alabama and Mississippi and the characters which lived in the region.Overall, a great illustration of the American frontier and the Jacksonian era. ... Read more

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A step-by-step guide on how to set up your own library of state related books and other materials.Includes tips on using the Dewey Decimal System, creating card catalogs, budgeting and acquiring materials + gives resources for books, art, music, rare books, technology, autographs, etc.Excellent classroom activity.Free teacher's guide gives specific suggestions and instructions on how to get max educational value from this book.Hey, if it's your library, you won't have to pay any late return fees! ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Venture Publications on October 25, 2004. The length of the article is 714 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: MLC concerned with keeping up with tech, funding.(Book Business)(Mississippi Library Commission)
Author: Lynn Lofton
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 25, 2004
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 26Issue: 43Page: 53(1)

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The Mississippi River and Mark Twain are practically synonymous in American culture. Known as ''America 's river,'' the popularity of Twain's steamboat and steamboat pilot on the ever-changing Mississippi has endured for over a century.

A brilliant amalgam of remembrance and reportage, by turns satiric, celebratory, nostalgic, and melancholy, Life on the Mississippi evokes the great river that Mark Twain knew as a boy and young man and the one he revisited as a mature and successful author. Written between the publication of his two greatest novels, Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, Twain's rich portrait of the Mississippi marks a distinctive transition in the life of the river and the nation, from the boom years preceding the Civil War to the sober times that followed it.

Samuel Clemens became a licensed river pilot at the age of twenty-four under the apprenticeship of Horace Bixby, pilot of the Paul Jones. His name, Mark Twain, was derived from the river pilot term describing safe navigating conditions, or ''mark two fathoms.'' This term was shortened to ''mark twain'' by the leadsmen whose job it was to monitor the water's depth and report it to the pilot.

Although Mark Twain used his childhood experiences growing up along the Mississippi in numerous works, nowhere is the river and the pilot's life more thoroughly described than in Life on the Mississippi. ... Read more

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Profiles the explorer who, upon hearing rumors of the Mississippi River, determined first to find it, then to claim it for France and establish French settlements from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Mississippi Business Journal, published by Venture Publications on May 6, 2002. The length of the article is 737 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Saenger Theatre important to Hattiesburg economy: train depot, old library equally important to downtown. (Regional: Pine Belt).(Brief Article)
Author: Elizabeth Kirkland
Publication: Mississippi Business Journal (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 6, 2002
Publisher: Venture Publications
Volume: 24Issue: 18Page: 17(1)

Article Type: Brief Article

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This digital document is an article from The Mississippi Quarterly, published by Mississippi State University on September 22, 2000. The length of the article is 2223 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: More News from Faulkner's Library(*).
Author: Bart Welling
Publication: The Mississippi Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2000
Publisher: Mississippi State University
Volume: 53Issue: 4Page: 583

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