"The eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller Rinker Buck, Life on the Mississippi is an epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds a wooden flatboat from the grand "flatboat era" of the 1800s and sails it down the Mississippi River, illuminating the forgotten past of America's first western frontier. As a historian, Buck resurrects the era's adventurous spirit, but he also challenges familiar myths about American...

The eagerly awaited return of master American storyteller Rinker Buck, whose last book The Oregon Trail was a triumphant New York Times best seller, this is another epic, enchanting blend of history and adventure in which Buck builds an authentic wooden flatboat from the early 1800s and pilots it down the Mississippi River, illuminating the forgotten past of the river and its grand "flatboat era" that dramatically expanded the country in the decades...

An abridged version of the adventures of a nineteenth-century boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.

"Marie-Grace can't wait to begin her journey up the Mississippi River with her father. The steamboat they're traveling on is the biggest and fanciest boat Marie-Grace has ever seen. It's crowded with all sorts of interesting passengers, including Wilhelmina Newman, a girl her age. Wilhelmina is traveling alone, and she's carrying a secret in one of her trunks--clues to hidden Gold Rush treasure. Marie-Grace and Wilhelmina have to unravel the clues...

Tom has many adventures as he roams the Mississippi river near his home in Hannibal, Missouri with his best friend Huck.

A history of life on the river in the United States, particularly on the Mississippi, when rivermen, by their work, made possible exploration, settlement, and travel not otherwise possible.

Have you ever felt the earth shake beneath your feet? It's a scary feeling! In Eruptions and Explosions: Real Tales of Violent Outbursts, kids ages 10 to 13 learn about five different explosions, both natural and manmade, that were big enough to cause chaos across the world. Another installment in the Mystery and Mayhem series, which combines hair-raising, real-life mysteries with primary sources and rich language for middle school readers to gobble...