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Dreaming the Mississippi
- Title
- Dreaming the Mississippi / Katherine Fischer.
- Author
- Fischer, Katherine, 1951-
- Publication
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2006.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | F355 .F55 2006 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xi, 208 pages : illustrations; 23 cm
- 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.
- Subject
- Fischer, Katherine, 1951-
- River life > Mississippi River
- Vie fluviale > Mississippi (Fleuve)
- Ecology
- Manners and customs
- River life
- Travel
- Mississippikultur
- Mississippi River > Description and travel
- Mississippi River > Environmental conditions
- Mississippi River > Pictorial works
- Mississippi River > Anecdotes
- Mississippi River Region > Biography
- Mississippi River Region > Social life and customs
- Mississippi (Fleuve) > Descriptions et voyages
- Mississippi (Fleuve) > Conditions environnementales
- Mississippi (Fleuve) > Ouvrages illustrés
- Mississippi (Fleuve) > Anecdotes
- Mississippi River
- Mississippi River Region
- Mississippi Fluss
- Mississippi-Gebiet
- Mississippi <Fluss>
- Genre/Form
- collective biographies.
- Anecdotes
- Biographies
- Pictorial works
- Anecdotes.
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-205).
- Contents
- Itasca -- Fever -- River rising -- Massey station -- Locking through -- Wing dams -- Brine -- Bump -- Sho-gunning the Mississippi -- Gloria in Excelsis polka -- Fish tales: ten lessons from boating the Mississippi -- Catch and release -- Crossing over -- A river runs through it -- Critters -- Gulf.
- ISBN
- 0826216862
- 9780826216861
- LCCN
- 2006017452
- 9780826216861
- OCLC
- ocm70045797
- 70045797
- SCSB-1407363
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library