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When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes Hardcover – March 1, 2005

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  • Hardcover: 320 pages
  • Publisher: Free Press (March 1, 2005)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0743242785
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743242783
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (59 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 starsThe Strongest American Earthquake: Forgotten
By Rob Hardy HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWER on April 22, 2005
Format: Hardcover
The great American earthquake was the one that hit San Francisco in 1906, and has since been celebrated in song, story, and cinema. Most people have forgotten a worse series of earthquakes that struck in three months starting in 1811. The New Madrid earthquakes not only were stronger, but they covered a much wider area. Now when we get real-time coverage of earthquake disasters, we have lost the history of this one. In _When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes_ (The Free Press), Jay Feldman has told the story of the earthquakes themselves, but they occupy only a fraction of the book. Much of his work is an examination of how the earthquakes changed American history. There are some characters within it who were simply affected by the earthquakes in peculiar ways, and some of the connections Feldman draws to larger events are tenuous, but this is an entertaining look at a particular event that did befall the young nation.

The earthquakes that rocked the Midwest began on 16 December 1811, and were completely unexpected. They were calamitous for the people in the region, but one of the reasons that they are so little remembered is that there were few people there to be shaken. The chief story here is about, of all things, the war between the American government and the Indians. The main character in the story is the Shawnee leader Tecumseh, who threatened to stomp his feet from a distance and shake down the houses of Indians who opposed him. The earthquake was timed to do so, increasing his prestige and allowing him to lead the tribes as a unified force. The town of New Madrid itself was the brainchild of Revolutionary War veteran George Morgan, who wanted to make his fortune on land.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsForce(s) that Shaped America
By Big D VINE VOICE on October 6, 2005
Format: Hardcover
Good book...a solid 4, leaning a little toward 5...The book is about the New Madrid Earthquakes, yes, but it is also about much more...the molding and shaping of America...the New Madrid Earthquakes are used as a backdrop for a candid human discussion of the times....Relationships with the Indians, the Westward movement, Manifest Destiny, the slavery issue with all of its horrors, the Westward migration in hopes of a better life that wasn't always there...the beginning of steamboating and its impact on the opening of the West...Human treachery, intrigue and promise all against the backdrop of the New Madrid Earthquates...Taken as a whole this book is about a cataclysmic time in America, a time of remarkable change...all of the issues coming together at one period of time...all of those issues have been resolved..The West has been won, Slavery Abolished, River traffic and commerce taken forgranted...Only one remains: the New Madrid faults that caused the cataclysmic earthquakes...They are still there, waiting, waiting, waiting, waiting...They are not done with us yet...Good Book. Very good Book Club Discussion Book.
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5.0 out of 5 starsA Terrible Natural Disaster and Human Failings
By David B Richman on June 11, 2005
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Starting on December 16, 1811 and lasting into the calamitous year of 1812, a series of earthquakes leveled towns, settlements and Native American villages along the drainage of the Mississippi centered near New Madrid in what is now Missouri. This catastrophic series of quakes (at least three near or greater than 8.0 on the modern Richter scale) occurred during the land speculation and grabbing of the early 1800s and killed an untold number of people. The legendary "prediction" of the great Shawnee chief Tecumseh that he would stamp his foot and the earth would move if the tribes did not join him in an alliance against the whites had come true. This then set off a war fought within the American War of 1812 with Britain and continuing beyond it. Indeed Tecumseh and his allies had much to grieve them, as unscrupulous land speculators and settlers took over Native American land with little or no payment and by dealing with tribes who often had no exclusive ownership of the land they sold.

All of this turmoil and more are caught in "When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes" by Jay Feldman. Feldman has interwoven numerous threads of history that revolved around the great quakes, the most damaging, but least known, earthquakes in the history of the United States.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsWhen the Mississippi Ran Backwards
By A. Flores on March 17, 2005
Format: Hardcover
This is a real page-turner. Though it is a carefully-researched piece of fairly straight-up history, the author has woven a complex fabric, a tapestry revealing an little-known time in American History. He has included several personal stories of historical figures whose destinies were altered by the New Madrid earthquakes without pandering to the maudlin or the sensational. Every element is appropriate to the development of the tale and I read it with appreciation for the writing and the author's art as well as for the insights and information the book provided. I recommend this one highly as a really good read.
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5.0 out of 5 starsI've recommended it to others

Full of interesting information. I've recommended it to others. Thank you Mr. Feldman for doing your research.

Published 1 month ago by Jennifer Odom
5.0 out of 5 starsspellbidding

great history

Published 1 month ago by Neelyville girl
2.0 out of 5 starsTwo Stars

Hard to get into. Wordy

Published 3 months ago by MARY E. HERCHBERGER
4.0 out of 5 starsI found this book very easy reading and generally accurate

I found this book very easy reading and generally accurate, but somewhat superficial since a lot of detail could have been included about the fascinating career of the Prophet,... Read more

Published 5 months ago by Fred P.
5.0 out of 5 starsVery interesting telling of the New Madrid earthquake including the...

Very interesting telling of the New Madrid earthquake including the political & social issues and personalities of those living in that day.

Published 6 months ago by Marcia Cheatham
5.0 out of 5 starsExcellent read!

Fascinating read. Great for true American history buffs.

Published 7 months ago by Rob Carpenter
4.0 out of 5 starsFour Stars

history buffs will enjoy this book

Published 8 months ago by wesley
5.0 out of 5 starsLoved this book!

Interesting history of thr New Madrid Earthquake.

Published 9 months ago by tnolemissfan
5.0 out of 5 starsIt was interesting the way the author tied all kinds ...

It was interesting the way the author tied all kinds of people and situations in at the end, after the earthquake and flood.

Published 10 months ago by Kathlene Pettycrew
5.0 out of 5 starsAn excellent read!

The author gives us not only an accounting of one of the most harrowing natural disasters in our country's history, but she also explains the inter relationships of the critically... Read more

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