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Volumes 1 & 2 comprise the only comprehensive guide to the heritage, the natural history, & the recreational resources of the Upper Mississippi River Valley, St. Paul, MN to St. Louis, MO. Seen in USA Today, Booklist Magazine, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the Des Moines Register, Waterways Journal, & the Wisconsin State Journal. Includes details on riverboat casinos along the Iowa & Illinois shores; a guide to river miles & population figures, popular Insight interviews; abundant illustrations, maps, & photos; & fascinating information on the heritage of the many river towns located along the federally designated roadway known as the Great River Road. Middleton explores with the reader such fascinating histories as that of the Mormon exodus from Nauvoo, IL, the confederate POW camps along the river, the Black Hawk War, & the westward expansion of the American population. Provides entertaining reading about a place fondly remembered or soon to be newly discovered. Widely used in elementary, high school, & college libraries. Distributed by Baker & Taylor, Ingram Books, The Booksource, Bookmen, or Heritage Press. "A terrific guide for those who relish boating, fishing, or cruising on land along the Mississippi River!"-BOOKLIST Magazine. The "primary charm of this delightful guidebook lies in the author's down-to-earth fascination & interest in the towns & countryside of the Upper Mississippi River. There are not many good comprehensive guidebooks to America's Heartland, but Middleton has again leapt into the breach."-WISCONSIN STATE JOURNAL.