The river we have wrought : a history of the upper Mississippi

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Title:

The river we have wrought : a history of the upper Mississippi

Author:

Anfinson, John O.

ISBN:

9780816640232

Publication Information:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2003.

Physical Description:

365 p. : illustrations.

Contents:

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.

Subject Term:

Human ecology.

Geographic Term:

Mississippi River -- History.

Mississippi River -- Environmental conditions.

Mississippi River -- Navigation -- History.

Mississippi River, Upper.

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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.

Author Notes

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.

Acknowledgments	p. ix
Introduction	p. xi
Chapter 1 Innumerable	p. 1
Chapter 2 This Splendid Juggernaut	p. 29
Chapter 3 The Bounty of Providence	p. 53
Chapter 4 Making the Mississippi Over Again	p. 81
Chapter 5 Highway of Empire	p. 101
Chapter 6 So Nearly Perfected by Nature	p. 125
Chapter 7 Cradle, Home, and Place of Sojourn	p. 145
Chapter 8 A Marooned Interior	p. 175
Chapter 9 Straining at the Chains	p. 197
Chapter 10 An Inland Empire's Need	p. 213
Chapter 11 This Noble River	p. 239
Epilogue: Fourth River	p. 275
Notes	p. 293
Index	p. 349

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