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This title in other formats:The River We Have Wrought: A History of the Upper Mississippiby John O. Anfinson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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 in the mid-twentieth century. John Anfinson examines how politics has shaped the landscapes of the Upper Midwest and how taming the Mississippi River has affected economic sustainability, river ecology, and biological diversity. About the AuthorJohn O. Anfinson is a historian with the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area. For nearly twenty years he was the historian for the Saint Paul District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He is a founding board member of the Friends of the Mississippi River, an organization dedicated to improving the Mississippi's environmental health. Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgements Introduction 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 Index What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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