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Feldman, Jay, 1943-

Title When the Mississippi ran backwards : empire, intrigue, murder, and the New Madrid earthquakes / Jay Feldman.

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New York, N.Y. : Free Press, c2005.

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Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 2nd Floor Stacks	551.2209778 F333w 2005	---	Available
Axe Special Collections Eucalyptus	551.2209778 F333w 2005 c.2	---	Lib Use Only
Pittsburg 2nd Fl Non-Fiction	551.22 Fel	---	Available

Description	viii, 307 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-294) and index.
Contents	I: Portents -- A time of extraordinaries -- II: Rumblings -- A country equal to our most sanguine wishes -- Disappointments and sufferings -- One of those uncommon geniuses -- The impending destruction -- The bloody ground -- The monster of the waters -- III: Upheaval -- All nature was in a state of dissolution -- A real chaos -- IV: Aftershocks -- The accumulated load of public odium -- A war of extirpation -- The fatal blow -- The field of slaughter.
Subject	New Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-1812.
	Mississippi River -- History -- 19th century.
	Indians of North America -- Missouri -- History -- 19th century.
	Mississippi River Valley -- History -- 1803-1865.
	Indians of North America -- Wars -- 1812-1815.
	New Madrid Region (Mo.) -- History -- 19th century.
ISBN	0743242785 (alk. paper)