Author: AMBROSE, STEPHEN AND BRINKLEY, DOUGLAS G.
Title: The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation - from the Louisiana Purchase to Today
Description: Washington, National Geographic. 2003, First Edition. (ISBN: 0792269136). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from a minor indentation to front top edge with dustjacket which has two small repaired closed tears. A large rectangular format volume of 274 pages. Produced to celebrate the Bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase, distinguished historians Stephen Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley, with acclaimed National Geographic photographer Sam Abell, explore the length of the Mississippi - from its mouth at Delacroix Island, Louisiana, to its source at Lake Itasca, Minnesota. The result is this lavish, entertaining, engrossing chronicle of the 'father of waters' which has shaped the history , the culture, and the very landscape of America. On a map, the Mississippi 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 America, knitting the nation together and connecting the heartland to the world. It is a great natural wonder, a priceless treasure bought for a fledgling America by the visionary Thomas Jefferson just 200 years ago. PLEASE NOTE: A HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.45 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 4. Near Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: American History, Mississippi, Louisiana Purchase, Thomas Jefferson 0792269136


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