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100 1  Sandlin, Lee. 
245 10 Wicked river :|bthe Mississippi when it last ran wild /
       |cLee Sandlin. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bPantheon Books,|c[2010] 
264  4 |c©2010 
300    270 pages :|billustrations, maps ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages [249]-255) and 
       index. 
505 0  Prologue -- pt. 1. The river rising -- Gone on the river -
       - Old Devil River -- The comet's tail -- Like bubbles on a
       sea -- pt. 2. "Do you live on the river?" -- The desire of
       an ignorant Westerner -- Bloody island -- The roar of 
       Niagara -- The cosmopolitan tide -- A pile of shavings -- 
       The coasts of dark destruction -- pt. 3. The course of 
       empire -- The mound builders -- A young man of splendid 
       abilities -- The oracles -- pt. 4. Behemoth -- The sky 
       parlor -- The alligator -- pt. 5. The good and the 
       thoughtless -- The last of the floating life -- Epilogue. 
650  0 River life|zMississippi River Region|xHistory|y19th 
       century. 
650  0 Community life|zMississippi River Region|xHistory|y19th 
       century. 
650  0 Social change|zMississippi River Region|xHistory|y19th 
       century. 
650  0 Disasters|zMississippi River Region|xHistory|y19th 
       century. 
651  0 Mississippi River|xHistory|y19th century. 
651  0 Mississippi River|xGeography. 
651  0 Mississippi River|xEnvironmental conditions. 
651  0 Mississippi River Region|xHistory|y19th century. 
651  0 Mississippi River Region|vBiography. 
651  0 Mississippi River Region|xSocial life and customs|y19 
       century.