num_pages: 307
description: An account of the ecological and historical impact of a series of Mississippi River Valley earthquakes that took place in 1811 and 1812 documents how towns were destroyed, a massive lake was created, and political loyalties were altered, changing the course of the War of 1812. 35,000 first printing.
language: English
title: When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes
titlecomplete: When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes
genres: Nature, Historical, History, American History, Science, Geology, 19th Century, American, Nonfiction, True Crime
ratings_count: 689
publisher: Free Press