When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes

Brand: Free Press

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UPC:
9780743242783
Binding:
Hardcover
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Publication Date:
3/1/2005
Release Date:
3/1/2005
Author:
Jay Feldman
Language:
english
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Product Overview

An account of the ecological and historical impact of a series of Mississippi River Valley earthquakes that took place in 1811 and 1812 documents how towns were destroyed, a massive lake was created, and political loyalties were altered, changing the course of the War of 1812. 35,000 first printing.