River of history : historic resources study of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
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River of history : historic resources study of the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area
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Publication Information:
St. Paul, MN: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, 2003.
Physical Description:
201 p: ill., maps ; 28 cm.
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"Printed by St. Paul District, Corps of Engineers, 2003."
Contents:
List of figures -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- The geology of the MNRRA corridor -- Early native American life in the MNRRA corridor -- Discovery and dispossession -- Transforming the River I: commerce and navigation improvements, 1823-1905 -- Transforming the River II: Commerce, navigation improvemetns and hydroelectric power, 1907-1963 -- St. Anthony Falls: timber, flour and electricity -- The patterns of agriculture, commerce, industry and transportation -- Settlement and urban residential development along the river, 1841-1950 -- Novel and familiar places.
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