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245 10 a| River of dreams :b| imagining the Mississippi before Mark Twain /c| Thomas Ruys Smith.;

300 a| x, 232 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates :b| illustrations, map ;c| 24 cm.;

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337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

490 1 a| Southern literary studies;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-223) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction : the American Nile : "ultima thule" -- Empire : Jefferson and "the Mississippi we must have" -- Frontier : Jackson and the "half-horse, half-alligators" -- Travel and tourism : Europeans on "this foul stream" -- Moving panoramas : the "useful illusion" of the visual Mississippi -- Crime and punishment : "extraordinary metaphysical scamps" in the Mississippi underworld -- Epilogue : the Civil War and Mark Twain.;

650 0 a| American literaturey| 19th centuryx| History and criticism.=| ^A17640;

650 0 a| American literaturey| 1783-1850x| History and criticism.=| ^A77197;

651 0 a| Mississippi Riverx| In literature.=| ^A32358;

651 0 a| United Statesx| Civilizationy| 1783-1865.=| ^A48820;

651 0 a| United Statesx| Civilizationy| 19th century.=| ^A60321;

830 0 a| Southern literary studies.=| ^A17900;

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River of dreams : imagining the Mississippi before Mark Twain / Thomas Ruys Smith.

Author/creator	Smith, Thomas Ruys, 1979-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, ©2007.
Description	x, 232 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Table of contents only
Subjects	American literature--19th century. --History and criticism. American literature--1783-1850. --History and criticism. Mississippi River--In literature. United States--Civilization. --1783-1865. United States--Civilization. --19th century.

Series	Southern literary studies Southern literary studies. ^A17900
Contents	Introduction : the American Nile : "ultima thule" -- Empire : Jefferson and "the Mississippi we must have" -- Frontier : Jackson and the "half-horse, half-alligators" -- Travel and tourism : Europeans on "this foul stream" -- Moving panoramas : the "useful illusion" of the visual Mississippi -- Crime and punishment : "extraordinary metaphysical scamps" in the Mississippi underworld -- Epilogue : the Civil War and Mark Twain.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (p. 197-223) and index.
LCCN	2006032210
ISBN	9780807132333 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0807132330 (alk. paper)

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