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Newspaper
Odessa American
Location
Odessa, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 2015
Page
11
Annie, a river expert, knows the river and its hazards. She guides her keelboat to save a paddle wheeler after it hits a sandbar. The Natchez Belle breaks up but Annie’s actions save the passengers as muddy waters swirl around.
Legends tell Annie Christmas could tow a keelboat from New Orleans to Baton Rouge without rest. Using the Mississippi River map, calculate the distance she dragged the keelboat, illustrating folklore with geographic context and historical river travel.
A fragment describes how children passed stories to their children and beyond for hundreds of years, illustrating a chain of storytelling. The brief notes a concept of intergenerational narration without naming people or places.
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