The Master of the Mississippi
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| "The Master of the Mississippi" | |
|---|---|
 Original cover of The Master of the Mississippi. Art by Don Rosa. | |
| Story code | D 91411 |
| Story | Don Rosa |
| Ink | Don Rosa |
| Hero | Scrooge McDuck |
| Pages | 28 |
| Layout | 4 rows per page |
| Appearances | Scrooge McDuck Beagle Boys Porker Hogg Angus McDuck Blackheart Beagle Ratchet Gearloose |
| First publication | Her er dit liv, Joakim (Denmark) August 10, 1992 |
"The Master of the Mississippi" is a 1992 Scrooge McDuck comic by Don Rosa. It's the second of the original 12 chapters in the series The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck. The story takes place from 1880 to 1882. The story was first published in the Danish Anders And & Co. from 1992 to 1994; the first American publication was in Uncle Scrooge #286, in June 1994.
In 1880, Scrooge travels to the United States to seek his fortune. He meets his estranged uncle Angus "Pothole" McDuck in New Orleans and gets hired as a deckhand on Pothole's steamboat. Uncle and nephew attempt to salvage a shipment of gold from a sunken ship, but they are competing with the Beagle Boys. The gold is claimed by the American government. After Pothole's retirement, Scrooge buys his uncle's steamboat. Sometime later, the Beagle Boys steal Scrooge's cargo from his boat. Scrooge survives an explosion which destroys his boat, but he is left with no source of income. He decides to head west of the Mississippi River, finding a temporary job on the Wabash Cannonball.
