The Backbone of America: A New River with the Same Ol’ Bones
The Mississippi River, among many names, is known as “The Backbone of America,” and has played a major role in shaping the lives of the Indigenous people, European colonizers, and others throughout the rest of the nation and the world. The river flows approximately 2,340 miles beginning at its sourc...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing
2024-02-01
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| Series: | Open Rivers |
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https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/the-backbone-of-america/
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