Discover Vol II: America's Great River Road: Illinois, Iowa and Missouri

by Pat Middleton

Book Overview

A guide to the middle section of the Mississippi River Valley. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0962082392
• ISBN13: 9780962082399
• Release Date: September 1998
• Publisher: Great River Publishing
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

I'd like more!

I recently purchased DISCOVER! Volume 3 and I want more! Please send Volumes 2 and 3!

The only thing better than this book is a personal tour.

Having traveled and lived in the areas described in Vol.3, The Lower Mississippi, from St. Louis, Missouri to Memphis, Tennessee, and descended from a family of river rats, I can say that I've "Been there, done that, got the T-shirt." Reading Pat's book is like traveling along with her as she explores the Great River Road along the mighty Mississippi River. I was especially impressed with the with the book's scope and readability. Pat has included personal insights from area inhabitants, collected geographical, historical and societal information and spread it all liberally throughout the travelogue. This is one hard book to put down, and if you ever decide to visit the area you'll have plenty of reference material to use. You will feel like you know the place already, and have gotten your own t-shirt.Jim Pankey USN (Ret.)

New guide highlights heritage, natural history of Miss River

Rolling on the River.......... In a few weeks, it'll be road-trip weather, and we have some of the nation's prettiest highways at our fingertips--US Hwy 61 and several other state and county highways form the parkway known as AMERICA's Great River Road. Making that drive even easier is a new guide: "DISCOVER! AMERICA'S GREAT RIVER ROAD, Volume 1." This 240-page guide highlights the heritage, natural history and recreational activities available along the Mississippi River from St. Paul, Mn., to Dubuque, Iowa. It includes maps, historical and geological points of interest, bike trails, bird watching spots and short features on small towns, parks, and villages. ----STAR TRIBUNE, Minneapolis, Mn. April 1997