MississippiMarvisBarnesMississippiMississippibyMichaelSandlerillustratedbyLeslieBowmanMississippiMarvisBarnesMississippiMississippiCopyright©byHarcourt,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedortransmittedinanyformorbyanymeans,electronicormechanical,includingphotocopy,recording,oranyinformationstorageandretrievalsystem,withoutpermissioninwritingfromthepublisher.RequestsforpermissiontomakecopiesofanypartoftheworkshouldbeaddressedtoSchoolPermissionsandCopyrights,Harcourt,Inc.,6277SeaHarborDrive,Orlando,Florida32887–6777.Fax:407-345-2418.HARCOURTandtheHarcourtLogoaretrademarksofHarcourt,Inc.,registeredintheUnitedStatesofAmericaand/orotherjurisdictions.PrintedintheUnitedStatesofAmericaISBN13:978-0-15-350550-8ISBN10:0-15-350550-8OrderingOptionsISBN13:978-0-15-350335-1(Grade5Below-LevelCollection]ISBN10:0-15-350335-1(Grade5Below-LevelCollection)ISBN13:978-0-15-357549-5(packageof5)ISBN10:0-15-357549-2(packageof5)Ifyouhavereceivedthesematerialsasexaminationcopiesfreeofcharge,HarcourtSchoolPublishersretainstitletothematerialsandtheymaynotberesold.Resaleofexaminationcopiesisstrictlyprohibitedandisillegal.Possessionofthispublicationinprintformatdoesnotentitleuserstoconvertthispublication,oranyportionofit,intoelectronicformat.1234567891017912111009080706byMichaelSandlerillustratedbyLeslieBowmanIntheUnitedStates,theMississippiRiveristhemostimportantriver.Thenamemeans“greatriver.”Greatitcertainlyis.Itrunsalmostfourthousandmiles(6,400km).Itpassesthroughtenstatesandemptiesoutintothesea.Peoplehaverunboatsonthisriverforages.First,theybuiltrafts.Thentheyusedcanoes.Prettysoonafterthatcamekeelboats.Keelboatswereflat-bottomedboats.Theyweremadeoutofwood.Theywereaboutfiftyfeet(15m)long.Theydidn’thavemotors.Noboatsdidbackinthosedays.Instead,theyranonsweatpower.Peoplestrokedwithoars.Theypushedupriverwithpoles.Thesepeoplewerecalled“keelboaters.”ThegreatestofthemallwasMarvisBarnes.3Marviswasmeanttoworkontheriver.Hegrewuprightnexttoit.Intruth,noonecanrememberexactl...
