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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. My favorite of this 'series' remains Sierra, illustrated by Wendell Minor, but this is glorious, too. I grew up an hour outside Minneapolis/St. Paul, on the tributary the St. Croix, so the river is pretty familiar to me. And this book does do it proud. Still, it neither soothes nor intensifies my nostalgia, and it doesn't teach anything new, so it's not as wonderful as it could be. ( ) no reviews | add a review
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I am the river, Deep and strong.I sing an old, enduring song.Thousands of years ago, tiny streams of melting glacial water converged to form a great river, the Mississippi. In time, masses of people flocked to its shores: Native tribes fished its waters and paddled their canoes across its flowing byways. European settlers pushed flatboats southward in search of fertile land to clear for farms and towns. Cities sprang up along its shores. Today, towboats push and pull, and ships' propellers hum, singing a song of commerce.With rolling cadences and stunning illustrations, Diane Siebert and Greg Harlin paint a portrait of a mighty river that is the lifeblood of a nation, flowing deep, strong, and free. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)976.2History and Geography North America South Central U.S. MississippiLC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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