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UNINA9910777554403321 |
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Titolo |
Grand excursions on the upper Mississippi River [[electronic resource] ] : places, landscapes, and regional identity after 1854 / / edited by Curtis C. Roseman and Elizabeth M. Roseman |
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Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, [2004] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (271 p.) |
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Collana |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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RosemanCurtis C |
RosemanElizabeth M <1948-> (Elizabeth Mercer) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Landscapes - Mississippi River Valley - History |
Regionalism - Mississippi River Valley - History |
Mississippi River Description and travel |
Mississippi River Valley Description and travel |
Mississippi River Valley History 1803-1865 |
Mississippi River Valley History, Local |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-235) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; The Upper Mississippi and the Grand Excursion by Curtis C. Roseman, Dick Stahl,and Elizabeth M. Roseman; Building a Mighty Fine Line: The Chicago and Rock Island Railroad by Roald D. Tweet; The Grand Excursion of 1854 by William J. Petersen; The East Looks at the West by Susan R. Brooker-Gross; Steaming up the River by Edwin L. Hill; The Picturesque Mississippi by Patrick Nunnally; Towns to Visit: Sights (Sites) to See by John A. Jakle; Where Nature Smiles Three Hundred Miles: Rail Travel along he River by Jeff Crump |
Highway to Empire: Remaking the River by John O. AnfinsonPreservation and Management of the River's Natural Resources by Gary C. Meyer; A River of Logs by Gayle Rein; Fishing the Father of Waters by Malcolm L. Comeaux; Renewals and Reinventions: River Towns on the Upper Mississippi by Norman Moline and Charles Mahaffey; Notes; Bibliography; Contributors; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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n June 1854 the Grand Excursion celebrated in festive style the |
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