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Few places in North America have been as culturally isolated for as long as has the Lower Mississippi River Delta. Traveling the Delta region, through Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana, is an experience accented by unique foods, vibrant Jazz and Blues, an uneasy truce between the Mississippi River and the sea, and the juxtaposed cultures reflecting Indian, Spanish, French, African, British and American settlement. Many tours and historic sites feature plantation homes and Civil War battles, which are not to be missed. But there is more for the traveler, heart issues, hiding just below the surface. Like the Mississippi River which is seldom seen except at bridges, wharfs, and boat landings, there is a cultural undercurrent waiting to be discovered. Cotton fields, cotton gins, sugar plants, and musical blues, all disguise the early human misery prompted by a raging Mississippi River and the inequalities of the "Planter Society." We saw both great poverty and great wealth. My hope is that this book will help you discover a region bounded by, nurtured by and challenged by a great river. For in the end...whether Indian, adventurer, immigrant, visitor, or farmer... we are all travelers. Only the river and the bluffs are here to stay. ~ Pat Middleton, Author of the Mississippi River Travel Guide series, Discover! America's Great River Road. "Three of us boated the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to Mobile this past summer. We enjoyed our epic journey enormously, thanks mostly to your Discover! guide books. Your history, culture, and suggested detours provided daily fascination whether we traveled by car or motored along in a boat. We just wanted to than you for your good work!" ~ Readers from Vermont "I did a number of shows in the Valley, and always wanted to stop the bus and look around. Now thanks to Pat Middleton's guide, I can. She deserves a big cheer!" ~ Garrison Keillor, author of Lake Wobegon Days. "Please send me Vol 4 of Discover! I purchased two previous volumes and thought that would be enough. It wasn't enough! You do a wonderful job of bringing the whole river to life!" ~ Reader, Nashville "I was recently assigned the task of narrator as we explored the river with a group of friends. I did an excellent job! We found your guides to be most helpful. Almost no one in our area of Texas had heard of the Great River Road along the Mississippi River. We wanted to tell you that we had no problems and it was a great trip." ~ Reader, Texas "Don't leave home without DISCOVER! America's Great River Road at your side. It will be a friend on the road, offering tips and fascinating insights you won't want to miss while traveling along the river!" ~ Review, DULUTH NEWS
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- Title: Discover! America's Great River Road, Volume 4: Memphis, Tennesse to the Gulf: Your Guide to heritage, natural history, and Recreation along the Delta Region of the Mississippi River
- Author : Pat Middleton
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