Kiowa County Public Library District

Traces the Mississippi River from its source near Canada to the Gulf of Mexico and discusses its towns, wildlife, and role in slavery and the exploration of America.

Andrew H. Malcolm and Roger Straus III tell in evocative words and eloquent pictures the story of the Mississippi and the Americans who live, love, work, and play along its length. We meet hard-hatted riverboat crew women, Tom Sawyer wannabes, a new breed of riverboat gamblers, elderly riverbank philosophers, and ferry pilots who have seen the river - and the people along it - change drastically over the years. We learn the thoughts of the ranger...

A simple retelling of the adventures of Tom and his friends, who witness a murder by the villainous Injun Joe and sail the Mississippi River pretending to be pirates.

Film adaptation of Mark Twain's story about the young boy and his travels with an escaped slave down the Mississippi River.

Presents a graphic novel version of Mark Twain's classic "Huckleberry Finn" about the adventures of a young boy who helps a runaway slave to escape.

This book examines the history of the South Central states from early Indian civilizations through the Civil War to the present day.

An abridged version of the adventures of a nineteenth-century boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.