This text is a sampler of informative stories and descriptions of the kaleidoscopic life of the Mississippi before Mark Twain travelled the river. It includes discussions of the crafts that plied the river, life on the river and descriptions of famous towns along the river.
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John Francis McDermott was a research professor of humanities at Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. Before his death in 1981, he had written or edited more than thirty books.
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