"The Mississippi is well worth reading about. It is not a commonplace river, but on the contrary is in all ways remarkable." Mark Twain, Life on the Mississippi " . . significant moments and phases of life on the Lower Mississippi . . . a splendid pictorial treatment. . . . A most interesting and informative introduction to Old Man River and his people." Dallas News The mighty Mississippi River spawned some of the most exciting periods in American history. From the river's discovery by Hernando DeSoto to the modern day, the Mississippi has been the backdrop for numerous events that have helped forge American history. Tales of the Mississippi offers over 300 magnificent pictures and nineteen rollicking tales about Old Man River. Painstaking research and intimate knowledge of Mississippi lore have gone into this handsome album, which brings the reader little-known, fascinating slices of Americana. Rafts, keelboats, flatboats, side-wheelers, sternwheelers, snagboats, steamboats, gunboats, showboats-all were a part of the stories of the legendary cast of characters who live on in the pages of the book. The tales include the mystery of DeSoto, the voyage of the first steamboat to New Orleans, the steamboat races, and what happened on the river during the War Between the States. Now a whole new generation of river buffs can find pleasure in these pages and relive these great moments from our past.
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Leonard V. Huber, a New Orleans businessman, was also a historian, lecturer, and collector of pictures relating to Louisiana and the Mississippi River. He served as president of the Louisiana Landmarks Society, the Orleans Parish Landmarks Commission, and the Friends of the Cabildo.
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I was expecting a book about life along the Mississippi. Nope.
This is a book mainly about the steamboats and other craft that plied the Mississippi River. It was written in 1955 by three white guys and you'll howl when you read their bios on the back cover. Ray Samuel is from Mississippi plantation stock. Warren Ogden, as with Samuel, wrote for the New Orleans Times-Picayune and edited some magazine called Dixie. Leonard Huber was a businessman who was an authority on postage stamps of the Deep South. Back in 1955 things sure were different, eh. The book does have some fantastic illustrations and old 1800 and early 1900s photographs but, honestly, don't waste a cent buying this. There's no deep insight to the life and times of the past along the river. The stories read more like something you'd find in, well, magazines of the 1950s. It's Americana, I guess, but I just found the angles all writers took were just too matter-of-fact.
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