Big Marsh : The Story of a Lost Landscape /

"An environmental history of Freeborn County, Minnesota's Big Marsh, which was tilled and drained 130 years ago at public expense for agricultural purposes. Told from a personal point of view, this story shows the enduring value of wild places and the importance of the fight to preserve th...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Register, Cheri, 1945- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: St. Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2016.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Real estate developers.
Marshes.
Landscape protection.
Landscape changes.
Economic history.
Ecology.
Drainage > Environmental aspects.
Drainage > Economic aspects.
Businessmen.
Agriculture > Environmental aspects.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Real Estate > General.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
NATURE > Ecosystems & Habitats > Lakes, Ponds & Swamps.
Promoteurs immobiliers > Minnesota > Freeborn > Biographies.
Hommes d'affaires > Minnesota > Freeborn > Biographies.
Paysages > Protection > Minnesota > Freeborn > Histoire.
Paysages > Modifications > Minnesota > Freeborn > Histoire.
Agriculture > Aspect de l'environnement > Minnesota > Freeborn > Histoire.
Drainage > Aspect economique > Minnesota > Freeborn > Histoire.
Drainage > Aspect de l'environnement > Minnesota > Freeborn > Histoire.
Marais > Minnesota > Freeborn > Histoire.
Real estate developers > Minnesota > Freeborn County > Biography.
Businessmen > Minnesota > Freeborn County > Biography.
Landscape protection > Minnesota > Freeborn County > History.
Landscape changes > Minnesota > Freeborn County > History.
Agriculture > Environmental aspects > Minnesota > Freeborn County > History.
Drainage > Economic aspects > Minnesota > Freeborn County > History.
Drainage > Environmental aspects > Minnesota > Freeborn County > History.
Marshes > Minnesota > Freeborn County > History.
Minnesota > Freeborn County.
Freeborn County (Minn.) > Economic conditions.
Freeborn County (Minn.) > Environmental conditions.
History.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"An environmental history of Freeborn County, Minnesota's Big Marsh, which was tilled and drained 130 years ago at public expense for agricultural purposes. Told from a personal point of view, this story shows the enduring value of wild places and the importance of the fight to preserve them, both then and now"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations, maps
ISBN:9780873519960

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