Ever heard of a man who moved mountains... or, more accurately,rivers? A man who wrestled with the mighty Mississippi, tamed its currents, and literally changed the course of American commerce? We're talking about a self-taught genius, a visionary who defied convention and laughed in the face of impossibility. His name was James Buchanan Eads, and he was a force of nature.

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