The river we have wrought : a history of the upper Mississippi / John O. Anfinson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anfinson, John O.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human ecology--Mississippi River.

Human ecology.

Mississippi River--History.

Mississippi River.

Mississippi River--Environmental conditions.

Mississippi River--Navigation--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The River We Have Wrought is a landmark history of the upper Mississippi from early European exploration through the completion of a navigable channel and a system of locks and dams. John Anfinson examines how politics has shaped the landscapes of the Upper Midwest and how taming the Mississippi has affected economic sustainability, river ecology, and biological diversity.

Contents:

Innumerable

This splendid juggernaut

The bounty of providence

Making the Mississippi over again

Highway of empire

So nearly perfected by nature

Cradle, home, and place of sojourn

A marooned interior

Straining at the chains

An inland empire's need

This noble river

Epilogue : fourth river.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-9410-9

OCLC:

476095248