Old Man River , Paul Schneider \'s exploration of America\'s great waterway--taking the reader from the Mississippi River\'s origins to its polluted present and tracing its prehistory, geology, and cultural and literary histories--is as vast as its subject.
The fascinating cast of characters includes the French and Spanish explorers de Soto, Marquette and Joliet, and the incomparable La Salle
George Washington fighting his first battle in an effort to secure the waters.
Old Man River , Paul Schneider \'s exploration of America\'s great waterway--taking the reader from the Mississippi River\'s origins to its polluted present and tracing its prehistory, geology, and cultural and literary histories--is as vast as its subject