Old Man River: The Mississippi River in North American History
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
2 journalers for this copy...
Got this ARC from the Friends of the Aina Haina Library for 75¢: I presume its not-quite-final status is the explanation for the surprising number of blank pages in the back...but if you like to take notes, I guess you'll have space.(Larger photo here - after following link, click on image to zoom.)
Headed out in the latest incarnation of MaryZee's Biographies of Things box.
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I'm so glad you've found this book!
Won't you please make a journal entry to let the book's previous readers know that it's safely in your hands? How did you find it? What did you think of it? What are you going to do with it next?
It's now your book, for you to do with as you please: keep it, pass it to a friend, or maybe even leave it where someone else can find it!
If you've ever wondered where your books go after they leave your hands, join BookCrossing and you may find out: you'll be able to follow the further adventures of your books as new readers make journal entries - sometimes from surprisingly far-flung locations.
(Think of it like Where's George for books...or a little like geocaching - you can follow the book's journey every time someone makes a new entry. Some BookCrossers even leave books *in* geocaches!)
BookCrossing: making the whole world a library!
I have family in Louisiana, so the Mississippi evokes those sultry summer days down South. I had to nab this from the bookbox!
Later: The book's a dandy mix of history, geology, and travelogue, with items about the earliest Americans hunting giant bison, the explorations of the French and Spanish, and modern-day water-trips by the author and his son. And while this ARC is missing some of its supporting information, it includes a two-page map up front showing the entire watershed of the Mississippi - which makes up almost half of the entire continental US!
Some of the more fascinating sections included the history of the mound-builders - with the distressing note that many of the mounds were bulldozed flat to make room for military bases, roads, or new towns, their anthropological value completely overlooked until recent times.
Then there's the contrast between the savagery of the many wars and conflicts with the tranquil beauty of early-morning kayak trips on the river and its tributaries, with wildlife abounding... Not that the rivers are always tranquil: the New Madrid earthquake of 1811-12 was devastating, rearranging the courses of rivers completely, and periodic floods wreak havoc today - sometimes compounded by attempts to straighten out the curves, letting the waters grow even more deadly as they gain speed.
The book does a good job of conveying the scope and significance of the river and its watershed in American geography and history - and suggests that more attention should be paid to conserving it in future.
Later: The book's a dandy mix of history, geology, and travelogue, with items about the earliest Americans hunting giant bison, the explorations of the French and Spanish, and modern-day water-trips by the author and his son. And while this ARC is missing some of its supporting information, it includes a two-page map up front showing the entire watershed of the Mississippi - which makes up almost half of the entire continental US!
Some of the more fascinating sections included the history of the mound-builders - with the distressing note that many of the mounds were bulldozed flat to make room for military bases, roads, or new towns, their anthropological value completely overlooked until recent times.
Then there's the contrast between the savagery of the many wars and conflicts with the tranquil beauty of early-morning kayak trips on the river and its tributaries, with wildlife abounding... Not that the rivers are always tranquil: the New Madrid earthquake of 1811-12 was devastating, rearranging the courses of rivers completely, and periodic floods wreak havoc today - sometimes compounded by attempts to straighten out the curves, letting the waters grow even more deadly as they gain speed.
The book does a good job of conveying the scope and significance of the river and its watershed in American geography and history - and suggests that more attention should be paid to conserving it in future.
Journal Entry 4 by 
GoryDetails
at Holiday Inn - 242 Adams St. in Boxborough, Massachusetts USA on Sunday, March 13, 2016
GoryDetails at Holiday Inn - 242 Adams St. in Boxborough, Massachusetts USA on Sunday, March 13, 2016
Released 8 yrs ago (3/13/2016 UTC) at Holiday Inn - 242 Adams St. in Boxborough, Massachusetts USA
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
I plan to leave this book in or near the Holiday Inn entrance at around 1; hope the finder enjoys it!*** Released as part of the 2016 Keep Them Moving release challenge. ***
*** Released as part of the 2016 Oh, the Places We Can Go release challenge. ***
*** Released as part of the 2016 Four Elements release challenge. ***
*** Released as part of the 2016 Celebrate the Irish release challenge. ***
