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Two fur traders descend down the Mississippi.
Mark Twain called it “the crookedest river in the world.”
Old Man River, The Great River, Big Muddy, the Father of Waters, the River, the Mississippi. The Mississippi River drains half a continent. The River basin is larger than Great Britain, Ireland France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Aisha, Italy, Greece and Turkey combined. The explorer Hernando De Soto was the first European to catch a glimpse of the great river he died and was buried on its banks.
When Port Hudson surrendered to the Union forces of General Grant in 1863, President Lincoln declared
Mark Twain called it “the crookedest river in the world.”
Old Man River, The Great River, Big Muddy, the Father of Waters, the River, the Mississippi. The Mississippi River drains half a continent. The River basin is larger than Great Britain, Ireland France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Aisha, Italy, Greece and Turkey combined. The explorer Hernando De Soto was the first European to catch a glimpse of the great river he died and was buried on its banks.
When Port Hudson surrendered to the Union forces of General Grant in 1863, President Lincoln declared
The Father of Waters again goes unvexed to the seas.
