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 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: John O. Anfinson
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 02/10/2005
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.26w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9780816640249
ISBN10: 0816640246
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats | Rivers
- History | United States | State & Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO
- History | Historical Geography
Author: John O. Anfinson
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Published: 02/10/2005
Pages: 388
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 9.12h x 6.26w x 0.78d
ISBN13: 9780816640249
ISBN10: 0816640246
BISAC Categories:
- Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats | Rivers
- History | United States | State & Local | Midwest(IA,IL,IN,KS,MI,MN,MO
- History | Historical Geography
About the Author
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.