Across the Wide Missouri is the title of a 1947 historical work by Bernard De Voto. It is the second volume of a trilogy that includes The Year of Decision (1942) and The Course of Empire (1952).
Across the Wide Missouri is a history of the Fur trade in the American West during the 1830's, a time when it was at its peak. The trapping of beaver and other animals caused conflict between the trappers and the various indian tribes of the Upper Missouri River Basin.
Across the Wide Missouri is also a film produced in 1951, based on the information of the historical work. The movie is a fictional account of several fur traders and their interaction with the Native Americans.
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Across the WideMissouri is a collection of three 2 player games simulating the major Civil War battles in Missouri and Arkansas.
The final battle, Prairie Grove, is a double offensive, with an excellent Union Army trying to unite on the battlefield while a larger Confederate force of uncertain quality attempts a "battle of the central position".
MISSOURI[Missouri] river, c.2,565 mi (4,130 km) long (including its Jefferson-Beaverhead-Red Rock headstream), the longest river of the United States and the principal tributary of the Mississippi River.
The principal headwaters of the Missouri are the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers, which rise high in the Rocky Mts., SW Mont., and join to form the Missouri near Three Forks, Mont. The Missouri's upper course flows north through scenic mountain terrain including Gate of the Mountains, a deep gorge.
The Yellowstone and Platte rivers are the Missouri's chief tributaries.
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