01486cam a2200301 4500 547825966 TxAuBib 20060516120000.0 060515s2005||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2004057537 9780743242783 $27.00 0743242785 $27.00 DLC DLC DLC NjBwBT TxAuBib Feldman, Jay, 1943- When the Mississippi ran backwards : empire, intrigue, murder, and the New Madrid earthquakes / Jay Feldman. New York, N.Y. : Free Press, 2005. viii, 307 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-294) and index. An account of the ecological and historical impact of a series of Mississippi River Valley earthquakes in 1811 and 1812 documents how towns were destroyed and political loyalties were altered, changing the course of the War of 1812. 20060516. New Madrid Earthquakes, 1811-1812. Native Americans Missouri History. Mississippi River History 19th century. Mississippi River Valley History 19th century. New Madrid Region (Mo) History 19th century. https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0631/2004057537-d.html Publisher description https://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0631/2004057537-t.html Table of contents