bokomslag Paddleways of Mississippi
Djur & natur

Paddleways of Mississippi

Ernest Herndon Patrick Parker

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  • 277 sidor
  • 2024
Mississippi rivers and creeks have shaped every aspect of the states geology, ecology, economy, settlement, and politics. Mississippi's paddlewaysits rivers, rills, creeks, and streamsare its arteries, its lifeblood, and the connective tissues that tie its stories and histories together and flood them with a sense of place and impel them along the current of time. The rivers provide structure for the telling of stories. In Paddleways of Mississippi: Rivers and People of the Magnolia State, readers will discover flowing details of virtually every waterway in the statethe features, wildlife, vegetation, geology, hydrology, and specific challenges to be expectedalongside many wonderful historical and social accounts specific to each system. Interviews and oral histories enliven these waterways with evocative scenery, engaging anecdotes, interesting historical tales, and personal accounts of the people and communities that arose along the waterways of Mississippi. Part natural history, part narrative nonfiction, Paddleways of Mississippi will appeal to outdoor enthusiasts, anglers, naturalists, campers, and historians, and is suitable for novices as well as experts. Told together, the pieces included are a social and ecological history that exposes and deepens the connection coursing between the people and the rivers.
  • Författare: Ernest Herndon, Patrick Parker
  • Format: Inbunden
  • ISBN: 9781496840653
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 277
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2024-04-15
  • Förlag: University Press of Mississippi