Quote:~ The Mississippi River and its basin has shaped the history of North America, influencing Indian life, exploration, military campaigns, pioneering and settlement, politics, folk and high culture, civil rights, and economic development. Home to diverse and distinctive species of flora and fauna, it was first civilized between 500 AD and 1500 AD by agrarian, … Read more
Grant resolved to move his soldiers south of Vicksburg down the Louisiana side of the river, cross the Mississippi, and attack Vicksburg from the south. Although this meant the Union fleet would risk passing downstream beneath Vicksburg’s Mississippi River batteries to get in position south of the city to ferry the army across … Read more
Young Sam Clemens Quote: ~ When I was a boy, there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of the Mississippi River. That was, to be a steamboatman. We had transient ambitions of other sorts, but they were only transient. When a circus came … Read more
Samuel Clemens, born on November 30, 1835, the sixth child of John and Jane Clemens, in a cabin in the small settlement of Florida, Missouri. The family moved to nearby Hannibal in 1839, where Sam spent his boyhood in the presence of the broad Mississippi, and the captivating steamboating times that would … Read more
Long before there were cars, trucks, trains, and airplanes, people used waterways and boats to travel. They would use boats for transporting goods and people from place to place. One of the major downfalls of water transport is that it’s slow, and the speed of travel greatly depended on the water current … Read more
Though today we may not think much of the difficulties of travelling around the world, what with airlines jetting people continent to continent, but only a short time back travel was much more limited. It was the courageous and adventurous explorers of the old world that kickstarted the trend of travelling the … Read more
For centuries, the only way to get across the Earth was to embark on a long journey, ride a boat, and brave the high sea. But aside from serving as routes to get you from one place to another, the Earth’s ocean is also the place where so much conflict and violence … Read more
The 15th and 16th century was a magnificent but controversial period of time in history which saw the shift from medieval times to the modern era. And this period also highlighted mankind’s craving for adventure and discovery it also allowed distant continents to be recorded for the first time and proved that … Read more
There are many ships which have made the history books for many reasons, from wars to military to civilian. Ships being the symbol of a country’s power haven’t pretty much changed since the ancient times. Moreover, ships have been important means of transport for goods, passengers, expeditions and trade throughout centuries, ever … Read more