Stages and Discharges of the Mississippi River and Its Outlets and Tributaries
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Page : 658 pages
File Size : 39,13 MB
Release : 1952
Category : Stream measurements
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Page : 658 pages
File Size : 39,13 MB
Release : 1952
Category : Stream measurements
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Author : United States. Mississippi River Commission
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Page : 954 pages
File Size : 49,82 MB
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Author : Charles Dee Sharp
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Page : 240 pages
File Size : 18,44 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Documentary photography
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The Mississippi River flows through American history and culture as a mythic waterway brimming with tragedy and hope, and awash in passionate ambitions and harsh realities. In 1953, a young Charles Dee Sharp traveled twice down the Mississippi (first by towboat and then by car along the renowned river road Highway 61) to make a documentary film of it, taking black-and-white photographs of the river, its communities, and its people. While Sharp's documentary never came to fruition, the striking images he captured survived as moving and evocative historical testaments to a lost era, now collected in his new book The Mississippi in 1953. These images create a vivid portrait of America's heartland a half century ago, and they are enriched with excerpts from Sharp's original trip journal, intriguing anecdotes from the people he encountered along his journey, and an engaging environmental history of the river by historian John O. Anfinson. The Mississippi in 1953 offers an original and poignant look at the living artery of the American landscape and how it molded the United States into the nation it is today.
Author : Anuradha Mathur
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 32,82 MB
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0300084307
"Each time the waters of the mighty Mississippi River overflow their banks, questions arise anew about the battle between "man" and "river". How can we prevent floods and the damage they inflict while maintaining navigational potential and protecting the river's ecology?" "The design of the Mississippi and how it should proceed has long been a subject of controversy. What is missing from the discussion, say the authors of this book, is an understanding of the representations of the Mississippi River. Landscape architect Anuradha Mathur and architect/planner Dilip da Cunha draw together an array of perspectives on the river and show how these different images have played a role in the process of designing and containing the river landscape. Analyzing maps, hydrographs, working models, drawings, photographs, government and media reports, painting, and even folklore, Mathur and da Cunha consider what these representations of the river portray, what they leave out, and why that might be. With original silk screen prints and a selection of maps, the book joins historic, scientific, engineering, and natural views of the river to create an entirely new portrait of the great Mississippi."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : United States. Mississippi River Commission
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Page : 308 pages
File Size : 25,29 MB
Release : 1957
Category : Stream measurements
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Author : United States. Mississippi River Commission
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Page : 253 pages
File Size : 34,59 MB
Release : 1954
Category : Mississippi River
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Author : Katherine Fischer
Publisher : University of Missouri Press
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 32,34 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0826265472
"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.
Author : Emerson G. Crosthwaite
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Page : 510 pages
File Size : 23,27 MB
Release : 1949
Category : Borings
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Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations
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Page : 1940 pages
File Size : 34,74 MB
Release : 1954
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Page : 1196 pages
File Size : 15,47 MB
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