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- catalog abstract ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12782692.
- catalog coverage "Mississippi River Environmental conditions.".
- catalog coverage "Mississippi River History.".
- catalog coverage "Mississippi River Navigation History.".
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description ""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."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""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."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-348) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "xxi, 365 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0816640238 (HC/j : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press,".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi River Environmental conditions.".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi River History.".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi River Navigation History.".
- catalog spatial "Mississippi River.".
- catalog subject "386/.3/09775 21".
- catalog subject "F351 .A58 2003".
- catalog subject "Human ecology Mississippi River.".
- catalog tableOfContents "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.".
- catalog title "The river we have wrought : a history of the upper Mississippi / John O. Anfinson.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".