The Mississippi: A Visual Biography Volume 1

by Quinta Scott

Consider the Misi-zibi, the Great River: what natural forces took sixty thousand years to shape, we Americans molded to our needs in three hundred, damaging its wetlands, in some cases, beyond repair. Photographer Quinta Scott has documented the progression of the Mississippi River from its source at Lake Itasca to the Gulf of Mexico, with hundreds of stopping points along the way. In this remarkable volume--the only book to focus on the topography...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826218407
• ISBN13: 9780826218407
• Release Date: June 2009
• Publisher: University of Missouri Press
• Length: 414 Pages
• Weight: 4.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 8.7" x 11.3"