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Focuses on this American author's connection with steamboats on the Mississippi River while also presenting a history of the craft.

Describes La Salle's exploration of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Louisiana Territory.

Provides a brief introduction to the life of explorer Robert La Salle.

Mark Twain's classic tale of youthful adventure along the Mississippi River.

A simplified retelling of the classic story of the mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave.

Presents a picture book account of the life of Samuel Clemens, describing the childhood and youthful adventures that later shaped his writings when he grew up to become the famous author Mark Twain.

Presents an adaptation of the classic novel which follows the adventures and pranks of a mischievous, good-natured, boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the early nineteenth century.

Presents the original text of the Mark Twain story that relates the escapades of Tom Sawyer and his friends in a small, 19th-century town on the Mississippi River, and provides side notes, illustrations, and annotations that contain information on the history, geography, and social customs of the day.

A simplified retelling of the classic story of the mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave.

A graphic adaptation of the classic novel in which a mischievous early nineteenth-century Missouri boy named Tom Sawyer embarks on a summer of adventures with his friends Huck and Becky after witnessing a shocking crime in the village graveyard.

Designed to acquaint readers with famous stories, this book, in graphic novel format, retells Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a story of a boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.

Describes the author's journey down the Mississippi River. Includes observations about the historical impact of this river on human activities.

A biography of the man who explored the St. Lawrence, Ohio, Illinois, and Mississippi rivers, and who claimed America's heartland for King Louis XIV and France.

Presents an account of Jolliet's life and explorations and examines their impact on history and the world.

Presents an account of LaSalle's life and explorations and examines their impact on history and the world.