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"A twenty-first-century perspective of the Mississippi River's environmental, industrial, and recreational qualities viewed through stories and photographs reflecting the lives of those who live and work in its vicinity. Fischer's storytelling explores the struggle between engineers a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Fischer, Katherine, 1951-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Fischer, Katherine, > 1951-
River life > Mississippi River.
Vie fluviale > Mississippi (Fleuve)
HISTORY > State & Local.
HISTORY > State & Local > General.
Ecology
Manners and customs
River life
Travel
Mississippikultur
Mississippi River > Description and travel.
Mississippi River > Environmental conditions.
Mississippi River > Pictorial works.
Mississippi River > Anecdotes.
Mississippi River Region > Biography.
Mississippi River Region > Social life and customs.
Mississippi (Fleuve) > Descriptions et voyages.
Mississippi (Fleuve) > Conditions environnementales.
Mississippi (Fleuve) > Ouvrages illustrés.
Mississippi (Fleuve) > Anecdotes.
Mississippi River
Mississippi River Region
Mississippi > Fluss
Mississippi-Gebiet
Anecdotes
Biographies
Pictorial works
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Itasca; Fever; River Rising; Massey Station; Locking Through; Wing Dams; Brine; Bump; Sho-Gunning the Mississippi; Gloria in Excelsis Polka; Fish Tales Ten Lessons from Boating the Mississippi; Catch and Release; Crossing Over; A River Runs through It; Critters; Gulf; Landlubber 's Lexicon; Bibliography; Questions and Discussion Guide.

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