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Autore |
Knopp Lisa <1956-> |
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Titolo |
What the river carries [[electronic resource] ] : encounters with the Mississippi, Missouri, and Platte / / Lisa Knopp |
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Columbia, MO, : University Of Missouri Press, c2012 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (248 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Rivers - History |
Mississippi River Description and travel |
Mississippi River Valley Description and travel |
Missouri River Valley Description and travel |
Platte River (Neb.) Description and travel |
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Formato |
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. 213-230). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Mississippi : Catfish Bend -- Painting the river -- Mississippi harvest -- Nauvoo, the beautiful place -- Mound builders -- What the river carries -- The Missouri : point of departure -- Little Dixie -- The overlook -- Missouri River music -- The taking -- Restorations -- The Platte : the middle ground -- No other river -- Nine-mile prairie -- Pawnee homecoming -- Gone to the beets -- Meanderings. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Interwoven essays on the physical and cultural geography of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Platte Rivers. |
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