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One of the true classics of English literature, here are the adventures of Mole, Water Rat, Badger, and Toad. Grahame's idyllic world is as fresh now as when they first discovered his enchanting tales, of Ratty sculling his boat on the River, Badger grumpily entertaining his friends in his comfortable underground home, and the exasperating Toad being driven into one tangle after another by his obsession with motor cars.
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English
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In Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the center of America's rich history-the Mississippi. Some fifteen thousand years ago, the majestic river provided Paleolithic humans with the routes by which early man began to explore the continent's interior. Since then, the river has been the site of historical significance, from the arrival of Spanish and French explorers in the 16th century to the Civil War. George Washington fought...
5) The river
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2003, �2002
Language
English
Description
Describes the sights and sounds of a river, from its source high in the mountains to the place where it meets the sea.
6) Rivermen
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Publisher
Rourke Publications
Pub. Date
c1990
Language
English
Description
A history of life on the river in the United States, particularly on the Mississippi, when rivermen, by their work, made possible exploration, settlement, and travel not otherwise possible.
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Series
Titus Bass novels volume 1
Publisher
Bantam Books
Language
English
Description
In the early 1800s, a Kentucky farm boy abandons the security of home, and his girlfriend, for a life of adventure. At 16, Titus Bass runs away to become a deckhand on a Mississippi flatboat, the first of many frontier escapades. But he tires of adventure and becomes a blacksmith.
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Publisher
Arnica Publishing
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
"In April of 1998, Chris Bechtold and his faithful dog Herschel embarked on the trip of a lifetime. Inexperienced with boats or big rivers and laden with minimal provisions, the two travelers set out with an abundance of determination to see the West unfold much as it had for Lewis & Clark and the Corp of Discovery two hundred years before. Starting at Camp Dubois, Illinois on the shore of the Mississippi River and culminating at the Pacific Ocean...