{"product_id":"9780307473578","title":"Wicked River: The Mississippi When It Last Ran Wild","description":"A riveting narrative look at one of the most colorful, dangerous, and peculiar places in America's historical landscape: the strange, wonderful, and mysterious Mississippi River of the 19th century.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBeginning in the early 1800s and climaxing with the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, \u003ci\u003eWicked River\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life a place where river pirates brushed elbows with future presidents and religious visionaries shared passage with thieves. Here is a minute-by-minute account of Natchez being flattened by a tornado; the St. Louis harbor being crushed by a massive ice floe; hidden, nefarious celebrations of Mardi Gras; and the sinking of the Sultana, the worst naval disaster in American history. Here, too, is the Mississippi itself: gorgeous, perilous, and unpredictable. Masterfully told, \u003ci\u003eWicked River\u003c\/i\u003e is an exuberant work of Americana that portrays a forgotten society on the edge of revolutionary change.","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47029390016752,"sku":"9780307473578","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780307473578_p0.jpg?v=1763672939","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780307473578","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}