**Discover the history and culture of one of the most famous waterways
in the world: the mighty Mississippi!
**
The most famous river in America runs like a spine between the eastern
and western parts of the country, flowing through ten states before it
empties into the Gulf of Mexico. The mighty Miss also flows through the
history of America, giving rise to great stories about the people who
lived on it and used it as a watery highway, from Native Americans and
European explorers to skillful riverboat captains and colorful gamblers
traveling on luxurious steamboats. And of course it was the first truly
American writer, Mark Twain, who grew up along its banks and made the
Mississippi River famous around the world.
This book, part of the New York Times best-selling series, is enhanced
by eighty illustrations and a detachable fold-out map complete with four
photographs on the back.