Mississippi River in Maps and Views : From Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico

by HOLLAND, ROBERT A.

• ISBN13: 9780847830718
• ISBN10: 0847830713
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-11-04
• Publisher: Rizzoli
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Summary

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 at the heart of America, and the extraordinary cities that grew up on its shores, including New Orleans, Memphis, St. Louis, and MinneapolisSt. Paul. Beautifully drawn maps document Fernando de Soto's explorations and "discovery" of the river, as well as 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 recent though equally artful maps and charts seek a scientific understanding of the river toward an end of controlling it, and gorgeous bird's-eye views ultimately extol the river's beauty and its environs above all else. A consideration of the Mississippi and its history as a major highway toward America's discovery of itself, through a comprehensive selection of the most beautiful maps dealing with it, will give new insight to the complexsometimes nostalgic, sometimes practicalrelationship of this country to its most storied river.

Author Biography

Robert A. Holland is a former professor of philosophy at Hofstra University.

Table of Contents

Spanish Contact with the Mississippi Jolliet and Marquette's Vision of the River

The Legacy of La Salle's Quest

The Colony of Louisiana

The Business of Colonizing Colonial Settlement along the Mississippi

British Designs on the Mississippi Valley

Spanish Louisiana British Maps of the Mississippi

The End of the Colonial Era Correcting La Salle's Mistake

The Soupart Map of 1716

The Isle of Orleans

A Chart from the Atlantic Neptune

The Louisiana Purchase

The Territory of Orleans

The Lewis and Clark Expedition

The First State West of the Mississippi

The Missouri Territory Fort Snelling Gateway to the West Colonial Conflicts on the River

The War of 1812

The War Between the States French Commercial Interests River Guides

Mining on the Upper River Louisiana Plantations

The Age of the Steamboat

The Belize Memphis New Orleans Cairo St. Louis Hannibal Muscatine Dubuque Prairie du Chien St. Paul Minneapolis

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