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UNINA9910782522003321 |
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Speakman Harold <1888-1928.> |
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Mostly Mississippi [[electronic resource] ] : a very damp adventure / / Harold Speakman ; with a number of drawings by Russell Lindsay Speakman and the author |
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Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2004 |
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[1st University of Minnesota Press ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (404 p.) |
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Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series |
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Canoes and canoeing - Mississippi River |
Mississippi River Description and travel |
Mississippi River Valley Description and travel |
Mississippi River Valley History, Local |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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"First published by Dodd, Mead and Company, Inc. in 1927"--T.p. verso. |
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CONTENTS; CHAPTER I: DUCKS & PERSONAE; CHAPTER II: THE YOUNG RIVER; CHAPTER III: THE THICKET; CHAPTER IV: LADY INTO CATFISH; CHAPTER V: SSS-BANG!; CHAPTER VI: SOME WHO STRAY; CHAPTER VII: GOOD-BY CANOE; CHAPTER VIII: SHANTYBOAT; CHAPTER IX: OFF; CHAPTER X: A WRECK OR TWO; CHAPTER XI: ""YOU'LL TIE UP-""; CHAPTER XII: SLOUGH, BIRD, MODEL; CHAPTER XIII: CITIES; CHAPTER XIV: MORMONS; CHAPTER XV: BECKY AND IGNITION; CHAPTER XVI: THE SMOKY SAINT; CHAPTER XVII: LAND OF EGYPT; CHAPTER XVIII: HERE'S DIXIE; CHAPTER XIX: ALONG THE LEVEES; CHAPTER XX: COLOR OF THE SOUTH; CHAPTER XXI: BUGLE ECHO |
CHAPTER XXII: MEMORY LANECHAPTER XXIII: HOBO JUNGLE; CHAPTER XXIV: DRIFT; CHAPTER XXV: THE TIDE; CHAPTER XXVI: THE BAYOUS; CHAPTER XXVII: THE JOYOUS CITY |
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A classic American travel narrative that captures the soul of the river, Mostly Mississippi features lyrical descriptions of encounters with archetypal characters, landscapes, and experiences. The Speakmans meet lumberjacks in northern Minnesota and Mormo |
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UNINA9910782140303321 |
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Autore |
Jelen Bill |
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The spreadsheet at 25 [[electronic resource] ] : 25 amazing Excel examples that evolved from the invention that changed the world! / / [Bill Jelen] |
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Uniontown, OH, : Holy Macro! Books, c2005 |
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1 online resource (131 p.) |
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Computer software - Development - History |
Electronic spreadsheets |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Monografia |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Cover; Table of Contents; Chapter1; Chapter2; Chapter3; Chapter4; Chapter5; Afterword; Back Cover |
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From the 1979 invention by two MIT students of the visible calculator to the war between Lotus and Microsoft for dominance in the spreadsheet market, this book is a fascinating look at the software application that helped spur the entire computer industry. This loving look back at the early computer and technology evolution will teach anyone interested in computer history about the MIT students, Bricklin and Frankston, and their unique vision; how Mitch Kapor and Lotus 1-2-3 trumped VisiCalc; how the spreadsheet gave businesses a reason to buy PCs; and how Microsoft came to dominate the m |
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