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The Mississippi River starts at Itasca State Park in [[Minnesota]], and ends at the [[Gulf of Mexico]] in [[Louisiana]].  Important cities along the Mississippi include [[New Orleans]], [[Memphis]], and the [[Twin cities|Twin Cities]].

The Mississippi River starts at Itasca State Park in [[Minnesota]], and ends at the [[Gulf of Mexico]] in [[Louisiana]].  Important cities along the Mississippi include [[New Orleans]], [[Memphis]], and the [[Twin cities|Twin Cities]].

Author [[Mark Twain]], who had briefly worked aboard a [[steamboat]] prior to the [[Civil War]] [http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/MTP/mississippi.html] , is heavily associated with the Mississippi River. In particular, his novel ''[[Huckleberry Finn]]'', which is one of the most famous of all American books, is largely set on the Mississippi River and its surrounding area.

Author [[Mark Twain]], who had briefly worked aboard a [[steamboat]] prior to the [[Civil War]],<ref>University of California-Berkeley.  [http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/Exhibits/MTP/mississippi.html ''Mark Twain at Large: The Mississippi River''] (2007)</ref> is heavily associated with the Mississippi River. In particular, his novel ''[[Huckleberry Finn]]'' which is one of the most famous of all American books, is largely set on the Mississippi River and its surrounding area.

 

==See also==

==See also==