Books about Mississippi River

Wild child Huck has to get away. His violent drunk of a father is back in town again. So the enterprising boy fakes his own death and sets out in search of adventure. Teaming up with Jim, the two fugitives go on the run. But Huck finds himself wrestling with his conscience. Should he save Jim, or turn his friend over to a terrible fate?

If you love a good story, then look no further. Oxford Children's Classics bring together the most unforgettable stories ever told. They're books to treasure and return to again and again. Meet the boy who can find trouble without even looking. At school, at home, in church and outdoors, if there's mischief afoot, Tom Sawyer will be in the thick of it!

Describes life on the Mississippi River, with observations and anecdotes about the culture and society along the river valley. This book includes character sketches, historical facts, information and reminiscences of Twain's boyhood and experiences as a steam-boat pilot.

Picador. Reissue new jacket.

Tom Sawyer, an adventurous boy, is as much at home in the respectable world of his Aunt Polly as in the self-reliant and parentless world of his friend Huck Finn. The two enjoy a series of adventures, accidentally witnessing a murder, establishing the innocence of the man wrongly accused, as well as being hunted by Injun Joe, the true murderer.

Jacky Faber, having again eluded British authorities, heads west, hoping that no one will recognize her in the wilds of America. There she tricks the tall-tale hero Mike Fink out of his flatboat, equips it as a floating casino-showboat, and heads south to New Orleans, battling murderous bandits, soldiers, and other scoundrels along the way.

This is a classic historical vampire tale set in the deep South from one of the genre's contemporary masters.

Saxon's first book, it documents first hand, in words and photographs the great catostraphic floor of 1927.

An enduring bestseller since its introduction, this beautiful, large-format book is a captivating, full-color presentation of National Geographic magazineUs best and most memorable photos of the last 25 years, the facts behind them, and the stories of the men and women who took them. 245 full-color photos.

Explores the rise, fall, and rebirth of one of the nation's most important urban public landscapes, and more significantly, the role public spaces play in shaping people's relationships with the natural world. This book describes the impact of floods, disease, and changing technologies on New Orleans's interactions with the Mississippi.

In his most ambitious journey ever, Heat-Moon and his companion set off aboard a small boat from the Atlantic at New York harbour in hopes of entering the Pacific near Astoria. Covering some 5000 watery miles, more than any other river traveller has ever managed, this is a portrait of America at the edge of the millennium,

This title chronicles the famous picaresque adventures of the noble knight-errant Don Quixote de La Mancha and his faithful squire, Sancho Panza, as they travel through sixteenth-century Spain. Unless you read Spanish, you've never read this title.