{"product_id":"the-mobile-river-with-a-new-preface-paperback-1","title":"The Mobile River: With a New Preface - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn S. Sledge\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Clinton Jackson Coley Book Award from the Alabama Historical Association \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the first-ever narrative history of this important American watercourse, John S. Sledge weaves chronological and thematic elements together with personal experiences for a rich and rewarding read. Illustrated with more than sixty color and black-and-white images, \u003ci\u003eThe Mobile River\u003c\/i\u003e beautifully communicates a strong sense of place. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning at Nannahubba, where the Alabama and Tombigbee Rivers meet, the Mobile River serves as the outlet for the sixth largest river basin in the United States and the largest one emptying into the Gulf of Mexico east of the Mississippi. Sledge takes readers on a journey through history framed and sometimes directed by this expansive watershed. A tale spanning colonial forts, international treaties, and thundering naval battles, and populated by characters, including Indian warriors, European diplomats, cartographers, enslaved Africans, Civil War generals, hydraulic engineers, and \"Rosie the Riveter\" women workers, \u003ci\u003eThe Mobile River\u003c\/i\u003e presents a pageant of conflict, struggle, and endless opportunity. In a new preface, Sledge addresses the 2018 discovery of the wreck of the Clotilda, the last slave ship to arrive in America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn S. Sledge\u003c\/b\u003e is maritime historian in residence for the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico. He is the author of eight books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Gulf of Mexico: A Maritime History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 376\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 9.9 x 7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47290763772153,"sku":"9781643365275","price":59.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/HDRj7qDZAo9781643365275_fe00b7f3-ce71-4b8e-8b66-8171849c95d9.webp?v=1769155551","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-mobile-river-with-a-new-preface-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}