Innumerable -- This splendid juggernaut -- The bounty of providence -- Making the Mississippi over again -- Highway of empire -- So nearly perfected by nature -- Cradle, home, and place of sojourn -- A marooned interior -- Straining at the chains -- An inland empire's need -- This noble river -- Epilogue : fourth river
Summary
The River We Have Wrought is a landmark history of the upper Mississippi from early European exploration through the completion of a navigable channel and a system of locks and dams. John Anfinson examines how politics has shaped the landscapes of the Upper Midwest and how taming the Mississippi has affected economic sustainability, river ecology, and biological diversity