内容简介
BUT the basin of the Misslssippi Is the BODY OF THE NATION.All the other parts are but members, important in themselves,yet more important in their relations to this. Exclusive of the Lake basin and of 300,000 square miles in Texas and New Mexico, which in many aspects form a part of it, this basin contains about 1,250,000 square miles. In extent it is the second great valley of the world, being exceeded only by that of the Amazon. The valley of the frozen Obi approaches it in extent; tha
目录
The "Body of the Nation" I. The River and Its History 2. The River and Its Explorers 3. Frescoes from the Past 4. The Boys" Ambition 5. I Want to be a Cub-Pilot 6. A Cub-pilot"s Experience 7. A Daring Deed 8. Perplexing Lessons 9. Continued Perplexities I0. Completing My Education II. The River 12. Sounding 13. A Pilot"s Needs 14 Rank and Dignity f Piloting 15. "The Pilots" Monopoly 16. Racing Days 17. Cut-Offs and Stephen 18. I Take a Few Extra Lessons 19. Brown and I Exchange Compliments 20. A Catastrophe 21. A Section in My Biography 22. I Return to My Muttons 23. Traveling Incognito 24. My Incognito is Exploded 25. From Cairo to Hickman 26. Under Fire 27. Some imported Articles 28. Uncle Mumford Unloads 29. A Few Specimen Bricks 30. Sketches by the Way 31. A Thumb-Print and What Came of It ……
