Mississippi River Tragedies : : A Century of Unnatural Disaster / / Christine A. Klein, Sandra B. Zellmer.
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Klein, Christine A., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Mississippi River Tragedies : A Century of Unnatural Disaster / Christine A. Klein, Sandra B. Zellmer. New York, NY : New York University Press, [2014] ©2014 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier text file PDF rda Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- INTRODUCTION -- 1. AN UNNATURAL RIVER -- 2. A DECADE OF RECORD FLOODS (1903–1913) -- 3. THE FLOOD OF 1927 -- 4. THE FLOOD OF 1937 -- 5. MID-CENTURY FLOODS IN THE MISSOURI RIVER BASIN -- 6. HURRICANE BETSY OF 1965 -- 7. THE FLOOD OF 1993 -- 8. HURRICANE KATRINA OF 2005 -- 9. RUINED LIVES -- 10. DOUBLE-TAKES -- CONCLUSION. -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Authors restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec online access with authorization star Read a free excerpt here!American engineers have done astounding things to bend the Mississippi River to their will: forcing one of its tributaries to flow uphill, transforming over a thousand miles of roiling currents into a placid staircase of water, and wresting the lower half of the river apart from its floodplain. American law has aided and abetted these feats. But despite our best efforts, so-called “natural disasters” continue to strike the Mississippi basin, as raging floodwaters decimate waterfront communities and abandoned towns literally crumble into the Gulf of Mexico. In some places, only the tombstones remain, leaning at odd angles as the underlying soil erodes away. Mississippi River Tragedies reveals that it is seductively deceptive-but horribly misleading-to call such catastrophes “natural.” Authors Christine A. Klein and Sandra B. Zellmer present a sympathetic account of the human dreams, pride, and foibles that got us to this point, weaving together engaging historical narratives and accessible law stories drawn from actual courtroom dramas. The authors deftly uncover the larger story of how the law reflects and even amplifies our ambivalent attitude toward nature-simultaneously revering wild rivers and places for what they are, while working feverishly to change them into something else. Despite their sobering revelations, the authors’ final message is one of hope. Although the acknowledgement of human responsibility for unnatural disasters can lead to blame, guilt, and liability, it can also prod us to confront the consequences of our actions, leading to a liberating sense of possibility and to the knowledge necessary to avoid future disasters. Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. In English. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022) Flood control History Mississippi River. Flood control Mississippi River History. Flood damage prevention Government policy United States. Floodplain management Government policy United States. Floods History Mississippi River Valley. Floods Mississippi River Valley History. Hydraulic engineering History Mississippi River Valley. Hydraulic engineering Mississippi River Valley History. HISTORY / General. bisacsh Zellmer, Sandra B., author. aut http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015 9783110728996 print 9781479825387 https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479825387.001.0001 https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9781479807475 Cover https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9781479807475/original |
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