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The great river : the making and unmaking of the Mississippi / Boyce Upholt.

Upholt, Boyce, (author.).

Summary:
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]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-312) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Part I: alluvial chronicles -- Part II: American river -- Part III: the unmade Mississippi -- Epilogue: the water of the future.
Subject: Natural history > Mississippi River.
Mississippi River > History.
Flood control > Mississippi River > History.

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