Oakfield Public Library

This storied river, legends & lore of the upper Mississippi, Dennis McCann

eng

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-178) and index

contains biographical information

index present

non fiction

This storied river

bibliography

959965054

Dennis McCann

legends & lore of the upper Mississippi

"The book is neither a traveler's guide to the Mississippi River nor a linear history. Instead, it is a series of historical stories, at times humorous, about people and places linked by the Mississippi River that inform modern travelers about the Upper Mississippi and its role in our region's history. The stories cover the Upper Mississippi, roughly from Dubuque north to the river's source at Lake Itasca. While most stories focus on Wisconsin, some take place in Iowa, Illinois, and Minnesota. The author, Dennis McCann, has relied on the National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium in Dubuque, as well as several seminal histories of people and places along the river, for background and research"--Provided by publisher

Up the famous river, again -- Julien Dubuque and the mines of Spain -- Boom town on the fever -- Stonefield on the river -- Guttenberg's misspelled honor -- A Scotsman on the river -- Diamond Jo Reynolds -- Zebulon Pike and his peak -- A most historical spot -- The button boom -- Treasure from the mud -- Effigy mounds and eternal mysteries -- When the river ran red -- Steamboats on the river -- The most terrible conflagration -- The city that named an actress -- Alma, a nineteenth-century river town -- The father of waterskiing -- And the river runs unruly -- Winona and the Maiden's Rock -- Red Wing, the shoe leather city -- Fort Snelling, outpost on the river -- A search as long as a river -- Elsewhere on the river