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Spirited stories of the heroes and scoundrels who explored the Big Muddy-now back in print!

The Mississippi River has intrigued the footloose for centuries. Here, for the first time in paperback, are briskly told biographies of the chief protagonists in the drama, with Old Man River as the constant and invincible antagonist. From conquistadors to nineteenth-century gentlemen explorers, Timothy Severin depicts the disasters and adventures of familiar, but often misunderstood, figures in American history, as well as the chicanery of others, less well known, who used the river for their own purposes.

Spirited stories of the heroes and scoundrels who explored the Big Muddy-now back in print!

The Mississippi River has intrigued the footloose for centuries. Here, for the first time in paperback, are briskly told biographies of the chief protagonists in the drama, with Old Man River as the constant and invincible antagonist. From conquistadors to nineteenth-century gentlemen explorers, Timothy Severin depicts the disasters and adventures of familiar, but often misunderstood, figures in American history, as well as the chicanery of others, less well known, who used the river for their own purposes.

Über den Autor

Historian Timothy Severin has made a career of retracing and writing about epic voyages. His myriad adventures include canoeing the Mississippi River from beginning to end, sailing the path of St. Brendan the Navigator across the Atlantic Ocean, and journeying on horseback in Mongolia in search of Ghenghis Khan’s heritage. He lives in Ireland.

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2002
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Einband - flex.(Paperback)
ISBN-13: 9780816639526
ISBN-10: 0816639523
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Severin, Timothy
Hersteller: University of Minnesota Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Mare Nostrum Group B.V., Doelen 72, ?-4831 GR Breda, gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk
Maße: 200 x 151 x 19 mm
Von/Mit: Timothy Severin
Erscheinungsdatum: 11.02.2002
Gewicht: 0,381 kg
Artikel-ID: 132605064