Mississippi River Tragedies A Century of Unnatural Disaster

Read a free excerpt here!American engineers have done astounding things to bend the Mississippi River to their will: forcing one of its tributaries to flow uphill, transforming over a thousand miles of roiling currents into a placid staircase of water, and wresting the lower half of the river apart...

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Hauptverfasser:	Klein, Christine A. (VerfasserIn), Zellmer, Sandra B. (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	New York, NY New York University Press [2014]
Schlagworte:	HISTORY / General Flood control > History > Mississippi River Flood control > Mississippi River > History Flood damage prevention > Government policy > United States Floodplain management > Government policy > United States Floods > History > Mississippi River Valley Floods > Mississippi River Valley > History Hydraulic engineering > History > Mississippi River Valley Hydraulic engineering > Mississippi River Valley > History
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