The Mighty Mississippi: The Life and Times of America's Greatest River

The Mississippi River has been winding its way through the center of North America for thousands of years. In this book, author Linda Vieira and illustrator Higgins Bond take a different approach as they present the geology, science and history of the Mississippi River from before human settlement, through early Native American exploration and settlement, to European advancement, and finally to show the modern engineering changes to the river. A timeline at the top of each page and a glossary in back will help readers.