Grand excursions on the upper Mississippi River : places, landscapes, and regional identity after 1854 / edited by Curtis C. Roseman and Elizabeth M. Roseman.

N June 1854 the Grand Excursion celebrated in festive style the completion of the Chicago and Rock Island Railroad to the Mississippi River. Hundreds of dignitaries including newspaper editors and other journalists; politicians; academics, writers and artists; business and industry leaders; and rail...

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Contributors: Roseman, Curtis C., Roseman, Elizabeth M. (Elizabeth Mercer), 1948-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2004]
Series:Bur oak book.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central