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The great river : the making and unmaking of the Mississippi / Boyce Upholt.
In this landmark work of natural history, a journalist tells the epic story of the Mississippi River and the centuries of efforts to control it, which have damaged its once-vibrant ecosystems, carrying readers along the river's last remaining backchannels and exploring how scientists hope to restore what has been lost.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393867879
- ISBN: 0393867870
- Physical Description: 330 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2024]
- Copyright: ©2024
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-312) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Introduction: A most magnificent spectacle -- Part I: Alluvial chronicles. Searching for a river -- Tomahawk claims -- Cosmic river -- Part II: American river. Half horse, half alligator -- The Office of River Improvement -- Dancing at the skirts of Congress -- That big green wall -- The great flood -- Part III: The unmade Mississippi. Hooked up, hard down -- Death alley -- The great unraveling -- Beautiful country -- Epilogue: The water of the future.
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Natural history > Mississippi River.
Mississippi River > History.
Flood control > Mississippi River > History.
Sciences naturelles > Mississippi (Fleuve)
Mississippi (Fleuve) > Histoire.
Inondations > Maîtrise > Mississippi (Fleuve) > Histoire. - Genre:
- local histories.
Local histories.
Histoires locales.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Public Library | 508.77 UPHOLT 2024 | 39851001779470 | Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |