Great River City: How the Mississippi Shaped St. Louis
- ISBN-10
- 1883982952
- ISBN-13
- 9781883982959
- Category
- Mississippi River
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2019
- Author
- Andrew Wanko
Description
"This book examines the importance of the Mississippi River across time and through the lens of a single city: St. Louis. Features hundreds of maps, artifacts, and fascinating historic images, spanning back to St. Louis's founding and even earlier"--
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