03657nam 2200637 a 450 991077755440332120230617005359.01-58729-485-0(CKB)1000000000459801(EBL)843123(OCoLC)66385750(SSID)ssj0000165019(PQKBManifestationID)11156340(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165019(PQKBWorkID)10125680(PQKB)11053422(MiAaPQ)EBC843123(MdBmJHUP)muse9291(Au-PeEL)EBL843123(CaPaEBR)ebr10354631(EXLCZ)99100000000045980120031007d2004 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGrand excursions on the upper Mississippi River[electronic resource] places, landscapes, and regional identity after 1854 /edited by Curtis C. Roseman and Elizabeth M. RosemanIowa City University of Iowa Press[2004]1 online resource (271 p.)A bur oak bookDescription based upon print version of record.0-87745-885-5 Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-235) and index.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 CrumpHighway 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; Indexn June 1854 the Grand Excursion celebrated in festive style the completion of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to the Mississippi River. Hundreds of dignitaries including newspaper editors and other journalists; politicians; academics, writers and artists; business and industry leaders; and railroad officials were among those who traveled by rail from Chicago to Rock Island, Illinois, then by steamboat to St. Paul in Minnesota Territory. The travelers were shown a region undergoing rapid settlement by Europeans-an area of great natural beauty offering many promises for additional developmeBur oak book.LandscapesMississippi River ValleyHistoryRegionalismMississippi River ValleyHistoryMississippi RiverDescription and travelMississippi River ValleyDescription and travelMississippi River ValleyHistory1803-1865Mississippi River ValleyHistory, LocalLandscapesHistory.RegionalismHistory.977/.02Roseman Curtis C1559312Roseman Elizabeth M(Elizabeth Mercer),1948-1559313MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910777554403321Grand excursions on the upper Mississippi River3824301UNINA