LEADER 03689nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910451844103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-58729-485-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000459801 035 $a(EBL)843123 035 $a(OCoLC)66385750 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000165019 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11156340 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000165019 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10125680 035 $a(PQKB)11053422 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC843123 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse9291 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL843123 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10354631 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000459801 100 $a20031007d2004 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGrand excursions on the upper Mississippi River$b[electronic resource] $eplaces, landscapes, and regional identity after 1854 /$fedited by Curtis C. Roseman and Elizabeth M. Roseman 210 $aIowa City $cUniversity of Iowa Press$d[2004] 215 $a1 online resource (271 p.) 225 1 $aA bur oak book 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87745-885-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [227]-235) and index. 327 $aContents; 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 327 $aHighway 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 330 $an June 1854 the Grand Excursion celebrated in festive style the completion of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to the Mississippi River. Hundreds of dignitaries including newspaper editors and other journalists; politicians; academics, writers and artists; business and industry leaders; and railroad officials were among those who traveled by rail from Chicago to Rock Island, Illinois, then by steamboat to St. Paul in Minnesota Territory. The travelers were shown a region undergoing rapid settlement by Europeans-an area of great natural beauty offering many promises for additional developme 410 0$aBur oak book. 606 $aLandscapes$zMississippi River Valley$xHistory 606 $aRegionalism$zMississippi River Valley$xHistory 607 $aMississippi River$xDescription and travel 607 $aMississippi River Valley$xDescription and travel 607 $aMississippi River Valley$xHistory$y1803-1865 607 $aMississippi River Valley$xHistory, Local 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aLandscapes$xHistory. 615 0$aRegionalism$xHistory. 676 $a977/.02 701 $aRoseman$b Curtis C$0953930 701 $aRoseman$b Elizabeth M$g(Elizabeth Mercer),$f1948-$0953931 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451844103321 996 $aGrand excursions on the upper Mississippi River$92157396 997 $aUNINA