{"product_id":"old-man-river-the-mississippi-river-in-north-american-history-paperback","title":"Old Man River: The Mississippi River in North American History - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Schneider\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOld Man River\u003c\/i\u003e, Paul Schneider's exploration of America's great waterway--taking the reader from the Mississippi River's origins to its polluted present and tracing its prehistory, geology, and cultural and literary histories--is as vast as its subject. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe fascinating cast of characters includes the French and Spanish explorers de Soto, Marquette and Joliet, and the incomparable La Salle; George Washington fighting his first battle in an effort to secure the watershed; the birth of jazz and blues; and literary greats like Melville, Dickens, Trollope, and, of course, Mark Twain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePirates and riverbats, gamblers and slaves, hustlers and landscape painters, loggers and catfishers, tourists and missionaries: The Mississippi is a river of stories and myth. It's Paul Robeson sitting on a cotton bale, Daniel Boone floating on a flatboat, and Paul Bunyan cutting trees in the neighborhood of \u003ci\u003eLittle House in the Big Woods\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHalf-devastated product of American ingenuity, half-magnificent natural wonder, it is impossible to imagine America without the Mississippi.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Schneider is the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eBonnie and Clyde\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eBrutal Journey\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Enduring Shore\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Adirondacks\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. He and his family live in West Tisbury, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.1 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52629015724339,"sku":"9781250053107","price":35.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZE1mNmdhU1BkS2ZqdHRQQjJidVgyZz09.webp?v=1762120681","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/old-man-river-the-mississippi-river-in-north-american-history-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}