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Mississippi Currents: Journeys Through Time and a Valley
by Andrew H. Malcolm (Photographer: Roger, III Straus)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: William Morrow & Co (1996-11)
ISBN: 0688119409
EAN: 9780688119409
Dewy Decimal #: 977
Hardcover: 221 pages
Edition: 1st
SKU: BX043-070425011
Condition: Used: Very Good Firs
Comments: Stated First Edition, 1 on # line. Very minor wear, near new. Pgs crisp, clean, tight, unmarked. No remainder mark.
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Editorial Reviews
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Amazon.com
Roger Straus and Andrew Malcolm begin by describing the geologic pas de deux that gave birth to the mighty Mississippi River, a waterway that has dominated the lives of those who dwell within its slippery grasp. They chart the mythic river's path as it stretches north and south, the way Huck Finn stretched the truth, searching out the source of its magic and power in a human story of words and pictures. Leland Oliver, who has spent his life dredging the Mississippi, and Tom Pokrefke--who explains the dynamics of the river as only an engineer could--are among the many interview subjects.
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From the Publisher
Force of nature, gateway to the frontier, America's mightiest river, the Mississippi flows through our history and our national consciousness. Now, in the tradition of James Agee and Walker Evans's classic Let Us Now Praise Famous Men, Andrew H. Malcolm and Roger Straus, III, travel the entire length of the river, telling the stories of the real people who live, work, and play along its banks. In evocative words and more than 60 eloquent pictures, Malcolm and Straus portray the countless ways the Mississippi has shaped the lives, economy, literature, music, and indeed, the entire character of the American heartland.
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