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Dreaming the Mississippi /

"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
Main Author: Fischer, Katherine, 1951-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, [2006]
Subjects:
Mississippi River > Description and travel.
Mississippi River > Environmental conditions.
Mississippi River > Pictorial works.
Mississippi River > Anecdotes.
River life > Mississippi River.
Mississippi River Region > Biography.
Mississippi River Region > Social life and customs.
Fischer, Katherine, > 1951-
Online Access:Table of contents only
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Summary:"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 and naturalists, the effects of Hurricane Katrina, and her own immersion into river life"--Provided by publisher.
Physical Description:xi, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-205).
ISBN:0826216862 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780826216861