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Oneota flow : the Upper Iowa River and its people / by David S. Faldet ; foreword by Wayne Franklin.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Faldet, David S., 1956-
- Series:
- American land and life series.
- American land and life series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- River life--Upper Iowa River (Minn. and Iowa)--History.
- River life.
- Natural resources--Upper Iowa River (Minn. and Iowa).
- Natural resources.
- Human ecology--Upper Iowa River (Minn. and Iowa).
- Human ecology.
- Upper Iowa River (Minn. and Iowa)--History.
- Upper Iowa River (Minn. and Iowa).
- Upper Iowa River Region (Minn. and Iowa)--History.
- Upper Iowa River Region (Minn. and Iowa).
- Upper Iowa River Region (Minn. and Iowa)--Social life and customs.
- Upper Iowa River Region (Minn. and Iowa)--Biography.
- Upper Iowa River Region (Minn. and Iowa)--Environmental conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (258 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, c2009.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Faldet moves through the history of life along the now-polluted Upper Iowa, always focusing on the ways people depend on the river, the environment, and the resources of the region. He blends contemporary conversations, readings from the historical record, environmental research, and personal experience to show us that the health of the river is best guaranteed by maintaining the biological communities that nurture it. In return, taking care of the Upper Iowa is the best way to take care of our future.
- Contents:
- Contents; Foreword by Wayne Franklin; Acknowledgments; The Smell of Rain: Where It Starts; The Two Names of the River: Geological Beginnings; Big River in the Driftless: The Ice Age; Roots and Fire: 8,000-500 B.C.E.; The Old Ones: 500 B.C.E.-1633 C.E.; Unknown World: 1634-1832; We Have Never Sold Any Country: 1833-1848; The Great Improvement: 1849-1869; Steam, Wind, and the Powers of Earth: 1870-1918; Aiding the Land: 1914-1945; The Juice: 1946-1970; On the Place by the River They Raise Children: 1971-2004; Notes; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781587298363
- 1587298368
- OCLC:
- 503163031
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