A River And Its City
Author: Kelman, Ari
ISBN: 9780520234338
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RM270.34
Publisher,Univ of California Pr
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Format, Paperback
Weight, 498.95 g
No. of Pages, 283
A fascinating environmental history relates the impact of floods, disease, and changing technologies on New Orleans's interactions with the Mississippi, examining the conflict between public and private control of the river, with a riveting new preface on hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Reprint.