mississippi river valley

Provides information about the Mississippi River, following its course from Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, examining the history of people along the Mississippi, discussing its importance to travel and commerce, and looking at efforts to restore the health of the river.

The adventures of a mischievous young boy and his friends growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century.

A graphic novel adaptation of Mark Twain's story in which Huck Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the Mississippi River on a raft.

The adventures of a mischievous boy named Tom Sawyer living along the Mississippi River in the early nineteenth century.

Mark Twain's classic story about the adventures of a young boy, Tom Sawyer, growing up along the Mississippi River during the mid-1800s.

Huck, in flight from his murderous father, and Jim, in flight from slavery, pilot their raft down the Mississippi River in search of freedom.

A graphic novel adaptation of Mark Twain's story in which Huck Finn, the son of the town drunk, and Jim, an escaped slave, make a break for freedom down the Mississippi River on a raft.

Chronicles the events surrounding the 1927 Mississippi flood, discussing what caused the flood, the destruction it caused to the surrounding area, and the residents' and government's efforts to clean up the damage.