The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation: From the Louisiana Purchase to Today

by Douglas Brinkley and Stephen E. Ambrose

Book Overview

On a map, the Mississippi River cuts America neatly in half coursing from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico and separating East from West. But the Mississippi is in fact the "spine of our nation," says... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792269136
• ISBN13: 9780792269137
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 10.8" x 9.1"