Includes bibliographical references (pages [209]-225) and index.
Life along the Mississippi before 1492 -- Native Americans, 1541-1881 -- Life in the colonial era -- Rural life during the antebellum era -- Transportation and urban life in the antebellum era -- Life during the Civil War -- Life during Reconstruction, 1865-1900 -- 1900-1945 -- Life along the Mississippi, 1945-2005