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When the Mississippi ran backwards : empire, intrigue, murder, and the New Madrid earthquakes / Jay Feldman.
Author
Feldman, Jay, 1943-
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Format
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Language
English
Published/Created
New York, N.Y. : Free Press, ©2005.
Description
viii, 307 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
QE535.2.U6 F45 2005
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New Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-1812
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Indigenous peoples of North America
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Missouri
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History
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19th century
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Indigenous peoples of North America
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Wars
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1812-1815
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Mississippi River
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History
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19th century
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Mississippi River Valley
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History
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1803-1865
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New Madrid Region (Mo.)
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History
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19th century
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Indigenous Studies
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Summary note
An account of the ecological and historical impact of a series of Mississippi River Valley earthquakes in 1811 and 1812 documents how towns were destroyed and political loyalties were altered, changing the course of the War of 1812.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-294) and index.
Contents
I: Portents
A time of extraordinaries
II: Rumblings
A country equal to our most sanguine wishes
Disappointments and sufferings
One of those uncommon geniuses
The impending destruction
The bloody ground
The monster of the waters
III: Upheaval
All nature was in a state of dissolution
A real chaos
IV: Aftershocks
The accumulated load of public odium
A war of extirpation
The fatal blow
The field of slaughter.
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ISBN
0743242785 ((alk. paper))
9780743242783 ((alk. paper))
9780743242790 ((pbk.))
0743242793 ((pbk.))
LCCN
2004057537
OCLC
56685129
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