a ISBN 0-7922-6913-6

a ISBN 978-07-9226913-7

a Original cataloging agency NEU GrandLibrary

a Classification number F351

b Item number .A533 2002

a Personal name Ambrose, Stephen E

a Title The Mississippi and the making of a nation :

b Remainder of title from the Louisiana Purchase to today /

c Statement of responsibility, etc Stephen E. Ambrose, Douglas G. Brinkley ; photographs by Sam Abell

h Medium BOOK

a Place of publication, distribution, etc Washington, D.C. :

b Name of publisher, distributor, etc National Geographic,

c Date of publication, distribution, etc c2002

a Extent 273 p. :

b Other physical details ill. (some col.), col. maps ;

c Dimensions 24 cm

a Bibliography, etc Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-268) and index

a Formatted contents note Head of passes -- New Orleans -- Portfolio : the delta -- River road plantations -- Natchez -- Portfolio : the Old South -- The delta : from Vicksburg on -- Memphis -- Portfolio : the river in flood -- The great confluence -- St. Louis -- Portfolio : the Delta Queen -- Mark Twain country -- The quad cities and Dubuque -- Portfolio : the headwaters -- Minnesota

a Summary, etc An exploration of the Mississippi River, tracing its length from Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, and discussing its important role in the history of the United States. Includes photographs, period illustrations, artwork, documents, and maps

a Topical term or geographic name as entry element Frontier and pioneer life

a Personal name Brinkley, Douglas