The Lure of the Mississippi
THE LURE OF THE MISSISSIPPI
D. LANGE
AUTHOR OF “ON THE TRAIL OF THE SIOUX,” “THE SILVER ISLAND
OF THE CHIPPEWA,” “LOST IN THE FUR COUNTRY,”
“IN THE GREAT WILD NORTH,” AND “THE
LURE OF THE BLACK HILLS”
ILLUSTRATED BY W. L. HOWES
BOSTON
LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
Published, October, 1917
COPYRIGHT 1917, BY D. Lange
THE LURE OF THE MISSISSIPPI
D. Lange
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Contents
Illustrations
CHAPTER II—IN GREAT ANXIETY
CHAPTER III—PLAIN TALK AND UGLY RUMORS
CHAPTER IV—THE BREAKING OF THE STORM
CHAPTER V—THROUGH A DESERTED LAND
CHAPTER VI—DANGEROUS TRAVELING
CHAPTER VII—ON THE GREAT RIVER
CHAPTER VIII—AFTER THE WRECK
CHAPTER IX—HUNTING BEES AND DRIVING FISH
CHAPTER X—CATCHING A MONSTER
CHAPTER XI—AFTER WILD GEESE
CHAPTER XII—IN A WINTER CAMP
CHAPTER XIII—FISHING THROUGH THE ICE
CHAPTER XIV—SIGNS OF SPRING
CHAPTER XV—AT INSPIRATION POINT
CHAPTER XVI—SMELLING THE STORM
CHAPTER XVII—SOUTHWARD AT LAST
CHAPTER XVIII—IN THE SUNKEN LANDS
CHAPTER XIX—PAST ISLAND NUMBER TEN
CHAPTER XX—ON TO VICKSBURG
CHAPTER XXI—WHEREIN OLD ENEMIES MEET
CHAPTER XXII—THE OLD TRAPPER’S SECRET
CHAPTER XXIII—THE LAST DAYS OF VICKSBURG