The Mississippi
By: Stephen Currie.
Series: Rivers of the world; Rivers of the world (Lucent Books)
Publisher: Lucent Books/Thomson Gale
Published: 2003
Place of publication: San Diego
Language: eng
Number of pages: 112
Subjects: Mississippi River -- Juvenile literature.; Mississippi River.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Discusses the importance of the Mississippi River, its role in the agricultural and industrial development of the United States, floods and their impact, and various threats to the river.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 100-104) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Big Muddy; title: The river as highway; title: Resources and livelihoods; title: Floods; title: Ecological damage and restoration.