Life in a Mississippi River Town

by Fischer, Laura

• ISBN13: 9781403437976
• ISBN10: 1403437971
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Heinemann/Raintree

Summary

This book describes what it was like to live along the Mississippi River between 1820 and 1870. At 2,348 miles (3,779 kilometers) in length, the Mississippi is the second longest river in the United States. The longest is the Missouri River, at 2466 miles (3,969 kilometers). At this time, the Mississippi River was the country's main way to transport goods and people. This book focuses mainly on the river towns and cities of the central Mississippi River Valley. We have illustrated the book with drawings and paintings of people and places along the Mississippi River from this time period. We have also included artists' ideas of how people lived in the 1800s.

Table of Contents

A Mighty River	4	(2)
Call of the River	6	(2)
Towns on the River	8	(2)
Working Towns	10	(2)
All Kinds of Boats	12	(2)
Steamboats	14	(2)
River Life	16	(2)
Homes	18	(2)
Home Life	20	(2)
A Child's Day	22	(2)
School	24	(2)
Clothing	26	(2)
Food	28	(2)
River Towns Today	30	(1)
Glossary	31	(1)
More Books to Read	31	(1)
Index	32