Author: MCDERMOTT, JOHN FRANCIS
Title: LOST PANORAMAS OF THE MISSISSIPPI
Description: Univ. of Chicago, 1958. 1958. Hardcover . Hardback, squarish octavo, appx 7 3/8 x 8 1/2 inches, black illustration/b&w titles on dark blue-green covers, xvii + 211 pages, Near Fine/no dj. Tight binding with hinges intact. Very clean inside and out. External wear almost negligible - very light rubbing at corners and ends & a very light bump to top corner of front cover. Numerous vignette illustrations in the wide margins + numerous full- and half-page illustrations throughout (all in b&w). Illustrated end-papers: vignette illustrations along a 4-page, nearly full-length map of the Mississippi. Exensive Notes at the rear + numerous Sources Consulted + Index. Fine.

Keywords: American History Mississippi River Transportation Waterways Art