Mississippi River Tragedies: A Century of Unnatural Disaster (Religion, Race, and Ethnicity)

"Mississippi River Tragedies is well worth reading. Students and professionalsinterested in environmental history, the Mississippi River basin, natural disasters,environmental justice, and natural resource history and law will find plenty of valuewithin its pages." ― Missouri Historical Review "Klein and Zellmer have provided a thoroughly engaging account of the human contributions to so-called 'natural' disasters that reads like a good mystery novel. By deftly weaving together a compelling historical narrative of the recurrent floods of the Mississippi River with legal and public policy analysis, they have produced a standard-setting contribution to the increasingly salient field of disaster law. The detailed vignettes of the heroes and rogues of the devastating River floods bring to life and deepen the impression of the books key lessons on natural resource management policies. Writte