Mostly Mississippi : A Very Damp Adventure.

By: Speakman, HaroldMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Fesler-Lampert Minnesota HeritagePublisher: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2000Copyright date: ©2004Description: 1 online resource (404 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780816696505Subject(s): Canoes and canoeing -- Mississippi River | Mississippi River -- Description and travel | Mississippi River Valley -- Description and travel | Mississippi River Valley -- History, Local | Speakman, Harold, -- 1888-1928 -- Travel -- Mississippi River Valley | Speakman, Harold, -- 1888-1928 -- Travel -- Mississippi RiverGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mostly Mississippi : A Very Damp AdventureDDC classification: 917.704 LOC classification: F354 -- .S74 2004ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I: DUCKS & PERSONAE -- CHAPTER II: THE YOUNG RIVER -- CHAPTER III: THE THICKET -- CHAPTER IV: LADY INTO CATFISH -- CHAPTER V: SSS-BANG! -- CHAPTER VI: SOME WHO STRAY -- CHAPTER VII: GOOD-BY CANOE -- CHAPTER VIII: SHANTYBOAT -- CHAPTER IX: OFF -- CHAPTER X: A WRECK OR TWO -- CHAPTER XI: "YOU'LL TIE UP- -- CHAPTER XII: SLOUGH, BIRD, MODEL -- CHAPTER XIII: CITIES -- CHAPTER XIV: MORMONS -- CHAPTER XV: BECKY AND IGNITION -- CHAPTER XVI: THE SMOKY SAINT -- CHAPTER XVII: LAND OF EGYPT -- CHAPTER XVIII: HERE'S DIXIE -- CHAPTER XIX: ALONG THE LEVEES -- CHAPTER XX: COLOR OF THE SOUTH -- CHAPTER XXI: BUGLE ECHO -- CHAPTER XXII: MEMORY LANE -- CHAPTER XXIII: HOBO JUNGLE -- CHAPTER XXIV: DRIFT -- CHAPTER XXV: THE TIDE -- CHAPTER XXVI: THE BAYOUS -- CHAPTER XXVII: THE JOYOUS CITY.
Summary: A classic American travel narrative that captures the soul of the river, Mostly Mississippi features lyrical descriptions of encounters with archetypal characters, landscapes, and experiences. The Speakmans meet lumberjacks in northern Minnesota and Mormo.
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I: DUCKS & PERSONAE -- CHAPTER II: THE YOUNG RIVER -- CHAPTER III: THE THICKET -- CHAPTER IV: LADY INTO CATFISH -- CHAPTER V: SSS-BANG! -- CHAPTER VI: SOME WHO STRAY -- CHAPTER VII: GOOD-BY CANOE -- CHAPTER VIII: SHANTYBOAT -- CHAPTER IX: OFF -- CHAPTER X: A WRECK OR TWO -- CHAPTER XI: "YOU'LL TIE UP- -- CHAPTER XII: SLOUGH, BIRD, MODEL -- CHAPTER XIII: CITIES -- CHAPTER XIV: MORMONS -- CHAPTER XV: BECKY AND IGNITION -- CHAPTER XVI: THE SMOKY SAINT -- CHAPTER XVII: LAND OF EGYPT -- CHAPTER XVIII: HERE'S DIXIE -- CHAPTER XIX: ALONG THE LEVEES -- CHAPTER XX: COLOR OF THE SOUTH -- CHAPTER XXI: BUGLE ECHO -- CHAPTER XXII: MEMORY LANE -- CHAPTER XXIII: HOBO JUNGLE -- CHAPTER XXIV: DRIFT -- CHAPTER XXV: THE TIDE -- CHAPTER XXVI: THE BAYOUS -- CHAPTER XXVII: THE JOYOUS CITY.

A classic American travel narrative that captures the soul of the river, Mostly Mississippi features lyrical descriptions of encounters with archetypal characters, landscapes, and experiences. The Speakmans meet lumberjacks in northern Minnesota and Mormo.

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