Linda Vieira
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Explores the science and the history of the great Mississippi River, showing why the Ojibwe Indians called it Mes-sipi, father of running waters. The winding, epic history of one of America's greatest natural wonders, the mighty Mississippi River has wound its way through our country's heartland and the course of history for thousands of years. Formed when the last glaciers of the Ice Age melted, the river became a 2,550-mile long drainage basin for...