Mississippi River : headwaters and heartland to delta and gulf
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Published
[Place of publication not identified] GEORGE F THOMPSON, 2020.
ISBN
1938086732, 9781938086731
Physical Desc
1 volume : illustrations, maps (colour) ; 31 cm
Status
Adult Nonfiction - Public Shelving
779.3677 FRE
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779.3677 FRE
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[Place of publication not identified] GEORGE F THOMPSON, 2020.
Format
Book
Language
English
ISBN
1938086732, 9781938086731
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America's most important and iconic river has many familiar names: The Mighty Mississippi, Old Blue, and Ole Man River. In 'Mississippi River: Headwaters and Heartland to Delta and Gulf', the third book of his trilogy on North American Waters, David Freese takes us on a captivating visual journey from its source at Lake Itasca in Minnesota 2,552 miles south to the Gulf of Mexico. Freese's photographs open our eyes to encompass a wide diversity of industry and farmland, cities and towns, landscapes and wildlife, all the while revealing the constant flow of goods, grain, and fuel, up and down the country's major shipping artery. 0The photographs illustrate the ongoing dangers posed by increased flooding and the protective measures taken by the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers to try and keep a restless river in check. There are environmental concerns, ranging from habitat loss to agricultural and pesticide runoff, and the legacy of slavery and the removal of native peoples persist. It's a river that reveals a complicated past, present, and future as humankind attempts to control nature. American history bends and turns in its waters.0The noted author Simon Winchester has written an arresting essay that provides one of the most compelling descriptions and histories yet written about a river that is so much more than a familiar name. The foreword by Sarah Kennel, Curator of Photography at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, places Freese's images into the canon of landscape photography as a magnificent body of work that documents, critiques, honors, and sanctifies America's most treasured river.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Freese, D. (2020). Mississippi River: headwaters and heartland to delta and gulf . GEORGE F THOMPSON.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Freese, David. 2020. Mississippi River: Headwaters and Heartland to Delta and Gulf. GEORGE F THOMPSON.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Freese, David. Mississippi River: Headwaters and Heartland to Delta and Gulf GEORGE F THOMPSON, 2020.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Freese, David. Mississippi River: Headwaters and Heartland to Delta and Gulf GEORGE F THOMPSON, 2020.
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