{"product_id":"9780307473578","title":"Wicked River","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lee Sandlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":45895486963924,"sku":"9780307473578","price":23.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/9208\/files\/BNCImageAPI_17789db5-9e93-41ba-ac7a-f481b42e5664.jpg?v=1732429614","url":"https:\/\/penguinshop.ca\/products\/9780307473578","provider":"Penguin Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}