The Mississippi River in Maps & Views: From Lake Itasca to The Gulf of Mexico

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In The Mississippi River in Maps & Views more than eighty glorious full-color maps dating from as early as 1544 celebrate “Ol’ Man River,” this profound artery on the heart of The us, and the ordinary cities that grew up on its shores, including New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, and Minneapolis–St. Paul. Beautifully drawn maps document Fernando de Soto’s explorations and “discovery” of the river, in addition to those of the Marquett and Joliet Expeditions. Other maps present key moments along the Mississippi in times of war (The French and Indian War, The War of 1812, The Civil War). More up to date though equally artful maps and charts are trying to find a scientific understanding of the river toward an end of controlling it, and gorgeous bird’s-eye views in the long run extol the river’s beauty and its environs above all else. A consideration of the Mississippi and its history as an incredible highway toward The us’s discovery of itself, through a comprehensive number of the most beautiful maps dealing with it, will give new insight to the complex—every now and then nostalgic, every now and then practical—relationship of this country to its most storied river.

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