The River We Have Wrought
A History of the Upper Mississippi
The sweeping history of how the upper Mississippi has been changed by human intervention
388 Pages, 6 x 9 in
- Paperback
- 9780816640249
- Published: February 10, 2005
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The River We Have Wrought
A History of the Upper Mississippi
ISBN: 9780816640249
Publication date: February 10th, 2005
388 Pages
9 x 5
"John Anfinson brings an evenhanded approach to the debate over how much river should serve commerce and how much it should preserve nature, a topic that has been politicized by shipping and environmental advocates." - Minneapolis Star Tribune
"Anyone interested in the fate of the Mississippi River would do well to read this book." -Minnesota Magazine
"This book demonstrates wide research and thoughtful synthesis of many sources . . . certainly an important book." -Minnesota History
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.
John 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.
ContentsAcknowledgements 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 RiverNotes Index
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