When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes

Name/Title

When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes

Entry/Object ID

L2017.28.11

Description

When the Mississippi Ran Backwards: Empire, Intrigue, Murder, and the New Madrid Earthquakes. Includes detail to the southeast Missouri earthquakes of December, 1811 through spring 1812., It also connects a murder by the two nephews of Thomas Jefferson to the time period and a prophecy by Chief Tecumseh, with an impact on the War 1812. Signed on title page by author. Inserted in book: St. Joseph News-Press Book Review, April 16, 2006 307\Hardbound\Jacket

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Earthquakes

Search Terms

New Madrid Earthquake, Missouri History, War of 1812

Book Details

Author

Feldman, Jay

Place Published

City

New York City

State/Province

New York

Date Published

2005

Call No.

MoHist FE

ISBN

0-7432-4278-5

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jun 13, 2006

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Thomas Jefferson

Person or Organization

Chief Tecumseh