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

• Pubblicazione: Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, [2004]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (271 p.)
• Disciplina: 977/.02
• Soggetto topico: Landscapes - Mississippi River Valley - History; Regionalism - Mississippi River Valley - History
• Soggetto geografico: Mississippi River Description and travel; Mississippi River Valley Description and travel; Mississippi River Valley History 1803-1865; Mississippi River Valley History, Local
• Altri autori: RosemanCurtis C RosemanElizabeth M <1948-> (Elizabeth Mercer)
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-235) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: n 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Grand excursions on the upper Mississippi River
• ISBN: 1-58729-485-0
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910777554403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Bur oak book.