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University of Minnesota Press
- The River We Have Wrought: A History Of The Upper Mississippi
- Book
- 2003
- Published by: University of Minnesota Press
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 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.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. xi-xxii
- 1. Innumerable
- pp. 1-28
- 2. This Splendid Juggernaut
- pp. 29-52
- 3. The Bounty of Providence
- pp. 53-80
- 4. Making the Mississippi Over Again
- pp. 81-100
- 5. Highway of Empire
- pp. 101-124
- 6. So Nearly Perfected by Nature
- pp. 125-144
- 7. Cradle, Home, and Place of Sojourn
- pp. 145-174
- 8. A Marooned Interior
- pp. 175-196
- 9. Straining at the Chains
- pp. 197-212
- 10. An Inland Empire’s Need
- pp. 213-238
- 11. This Noble River
- pp. 239-274
- Epilogue: Fourth River
- pp. 275-292
Additional Information
ISBN
9780816694105
Related ISBN(s)
9780816640232
MARC Record
OCLC
191932325
Pages
388
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No