The Resource Immortal river : the upper Mississippi in ancient and modern times, Calvin R. Fremling
Immortal river : the upper Mississippi in ancient and modern times, Calvin R. Fremling
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- Summary
- Documents the history of the Mississippi River and the dramatic changes that have transpired as humans have exploited and attempted to subdue the waters since their discovery
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- xii, 429 pages
- Contents
-
- Prologue
- Introducing Old Man River
- Majestic river bluffs and beautiful valleys
- Glaciers : sculptors of the upper Mississippi River basin
- The upper Mississippi River : child of the Pleistocene
- The land missed by the glaciers
- After the glaciers
- The Mississippi's prehistoric Native Americans : hunters, gatherers, farmers, and city planners
- The quest for furs and a northwest passage : changing ownership of the Mississippi River basin, 1673-1803
- Prairie, savanna, and the big woods : the riverine landscape at the time of exploration and settlement by Americans and Europeans
- Early exploitation of natural resources
- Steamboats 'round the bend
- "Improving" the river, 1878-1930
- Mission impossible : the nine-foot channel project
- The glory years
- Diesel-driven towboats and steel barges : a rebirth of commercial river transportation
- The Corps giveth, the Corps taketh away : long-term impacts of the nine-foot channel and related projects
- Vital strands in the river's web of life
- "Mayflies! : what the hell good are they?"
- Flooding : "the river is a strong brown god--sullen, untamed and intractable"
- Pollution : has a defiled river been reborn?
- Who's in charge?
- Can this be the same river? : St. Louis to the mouth of the Ohio and beyond
- Epilogue : the river yesterday, today, and tomorrow
- Isbn
- 9780299202903
- Label
- Immortal river : the upper Mississippi in ancient and modern times
- Title
- Immortal river
- Title remainder
- the upper Mississippi in ancient and modern times
- Statement of responsibility
- Calvin R. Fremling
- Subject
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- Mississippi River Valley -- Environmental conditions
- Mississippi <Fluss>
- History
- Mississippi River -- History
- Mississippi River Valley -- History
- Ecology
- Umwelt
- Mississippital
- Mississippi <Fluss>
- Mississippi River Valley
- Umwelt
- Mississippi River
- Mississippital
- Mississippi River -- Environmental conditions
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Documents the history of the Mississippi River and the dramatic changes that have transpired as humans have exploited and attempted to subdue the waters since their discovery
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1929-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fremling, Calvin R.
- Dewey number
- 977
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- F351
- LC item number
- .F84 2005
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Mississippi River
- Mississippi River Valley
- Mississippi River
- Mississippi River Valley
- Umwelt
- Mississippi <Fluss>
- Mississippital
- Ecology
- Mississippi River
- Mississippi River Valley
- Umwelt
- Mississippi <Fluss>
- Mississippital
- Label
- Immortal river : the upper Mississippi in ancient and modern times, Calvin R. Fremling
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-416) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue -- Introducing Old Man River -- Majestic river bluffs and beautiful valleys -- Glaciers : sculptors of the upper Mississippi River basin -- The upper Mississippi River : child of the Pleistocene -- The land missed by the glaciers -- After the glaciers -- The Mississippi's prehistoric Native Americans : hunters, gatherers, farmers, and city planners -- The quest for furs and a northwest passage : changing ownership of the Mississippi River basin, 1673-1803 -- Prairie, savanna, and the big woods : the riverine landscape at the time of exploration and settlement by Americans and Europeans -- Early exploitation of natural resources -- Steamboats 'round the bend -- "Improving" the river, 1878-1930 -- Mission impossible : the nine-foot channel project -- The glory years -- Diesel-driven towboats and steel barges : a rebirth of commercial river transportation -- The Corps giveth, the Corps taketh away : long-term impacts of the nine-foot channel and related projects -- Vital strands in the river's web of life -- "Mayflies! : what the hell good are they?" -- Flooding : "the river is a strong brown god--sullen, untamed and intractable" -- Pollution : has a defiled river been reborn? -- Who's in charge? -- Can this be the same river? : St. Louis to the mouth of the Ohio and beyond -- Epilogue : the river yesterday, today, and tomorrow
- Control code
- ocm54759336
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 429 pages
- Isbn
- 9780299202903
- Lccn
- 2004005381
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o54759336
- (OCoLC)54759336
- Label
- Immortal river : the upper Mississippi in ancient and modern times, Calvin R. Fremling
- Link
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 399-416) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Prologue -- Introducing Old Man River -- Majestic river bluffs and beautiful valleys -- Glaciers : sculptors of the upper Mississippi River basin -- The upper Mississippi River : child of the Pleistocene -- The land missed by the glaciers -- After the glaciers -- The Mississippi's prehistoric Native Americans : hunters, gatherers, farmers, and city planners -- The quest for furs and a northwest passage : changing ownership of the Mississippi River basin, 1673-1803 -- Prairie, savanna, and the big woods : the riverine landscape at the time of exploration and settlement by Americans and Europeans -- Early exploitation of natural resources -- Steamboats 'round the bend -- "Improving" the river, 1878-1930 -- Mission impossible : the nine-foot channel project -- The glory years -- Diesel-driven towboats and steel barges : a rebirth of commercial river transportation -- The Corps giveth, the Corps taketh away : long-term impacts of the nine-foot channel and related projects -- Vital strands in the river's web of life -- "Mayflies! : what the hell good are they?" -- Flooding : "the river is a strong brown god--sullen, untamed and intractable" -- Pollution : has a defiled river been reborn? -- Who's in charge? -- Can this be the same river? : St. Louis to the mouth of the Ohio and beyond -- Epilogue : the river yesterday, today, and tomorrow
- Control code
- ocm54759336
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- xii, 429 pages
- Isbn
- 9780299202903
- Lccn
- 2004005381
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) o54759336
- (OCoLC)54759336
Subject
- Ecology
- History
- Mississippi <Fluss>
- Mississippi <Fluss>
- Mississippi River
- Mississippi River -- Environmental conditions
- Mississippi River -- History
- Mississippi River Valley
- Mississippi River Valley -- Environmental conditions
- Mississippi River Valley -- History
- Mississippital
- Mississippital
- Umwelt
- Umwelt
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