Immortal river : the upper Mississippi in ancient and modern times /

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Author / Creator:Fremling, Calvin R., 1929-
Imprint:Madison : University of Wisconsin Press, c2005.
Description:xii, 429 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5577497
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ISBN:0299202909 (cloth : alk. paper)
0299202941
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-416) and index.

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