When the Mississippi Ran Backwards

When the Mississippi Ran Backwards Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes

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    Publisher's Synopsis

    An account of the ecological and historical impact of a series of Mississippi River Valley earthquakes in 1811 and 1812 documents how towns were destroyed and political loyalties were altered, changing the course of the War of 1812.

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    ISBN: 9780743242783
    Publisher: Free Press
    Imprint: Free Press
    Pub date:
    DEWEY: 551.2209778985
    DEWEY edition: 22
    Number of pages: 307
    Weight: 485g
    Height: 235mm
    Width: 161mm
    Spine width: 30mm

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