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When the Mississippi Ran Backwards : Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes
When the Mississippi Ran Backwards Empire Intrigue Murder and the New Madrid Earthquakes
Author: Jay Feldman
On December 15, 1811, two of Thomas Jefferson's nephews murdered a slave in cold blood and put his body parts into a roaring fire. The evidence would have been destroyed but for a rare act of God -- or, as some believed, of the Indian chief Tecumseh. That same day, the Mississippi River's first steamboat, piloted by Nicholas Roosevelt, powered ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780743242783
ISBN-10: 0743242785
Publication Date: 3/1/2005
Pages: 320
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3.5 stars, based on 13 ratings
Publisher: Free Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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This is an excellent book. If I had room on my bookshelf, I would definetly keep it. It's a non-fiction story of American history before the New Madrid earthquakes, felt in a much wider area than the S.F. earthquakes, and the history after these events. It isn't biased about the Indians, British, Spanish, or Americans during our early history. If you are at all interested in earthquakes in the U.S., as I am, you will enjoy this as well. California isn't the only area in our 48 states that are affected.
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