Monday on the Mississippi

About this book

Early Sunday morning when even the Mississippi seems too tired to roll a single saxophone player swaying on the Esplanade wails the rivers long story black-coffee bitter warm-beignet sweet to anyone awake enough to listen. Come take a tuneful trip down the great Mississippi River The Mississippi River is as long with stories as it is with water. From its mouth at Lake Itasca Minnesota the river glides through cities and villages farmlands and lakes picking up tales of the past and present-all in the course of a week. By the time it has reached the Gulf Coast Delta in Louisiana the river has traveled 2 300 miles on its historical cultural journey. This lyrically written and richly illustrated picture book pays tribute to Americas most legendary and celebrated river.