Life On The Mississippi, Complete

The Mississippi is Well worth Reading about. It is Remarkable. Instead of Widening towards its Mouth, it grows Narrower. It Empties four hundred and six million Tons of Mud. It was First Seen in 1542. It is Older than some Pages in European History. De Soto has the Pull. Older than the Atlantic Coast. Some Half-breeds chip in. La Salle Thinks he will Take a Hand.