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The river we have wrought : a history of the upper Mississippi

著者: John O Anfinson
出版商: Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, ©2003.
版本/格式:   图书 : 州政府或者省政府刊物 : 英语
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"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 O. Anfinson explores the origins of navigation improvements and traces the physical design of the river to the grain empire's feud with railroads and to the politics of port cities. He also reveals
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材料类型: 政府刊物, 州政府或者省政府刊物, 互联网资源
文件类型: 书, 互联网资源
所有的著者/提供者: John O Anfinson
ISBN: 0816640238 9780816640232 0816640246 9780816640249
OCLC号码: 50294965
描述: xxi, 365 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
内容: 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.
责任: John O. Anfinson.
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"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 O. Anfinson explores the origins of navigation improvements and traces the physical design of the river to the grain empire's feud with railroads and to the politics of port cities. He also reveals how the conservation movement rose to challenge navigation's supremacy, questioning the impact of the locks and dams on the ecology of the river.".

"At a time when the role of such public works and their impact on the environment are being intensely debated, The River We Have Wrought is an essential examination of how politics has shaped the landscapes of the Upper Midwest and how taming the river has affected economic sustainability, river ecology, and biological diversity."--BOOK JACKET.

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