North Woods River - The St. Croix River in Upper Midwest History (Paperback)

This book presents the history of a beautiful and historic National Scenic Riverway. The St. Croix River, the free-flowing boundary between Wisconsin and Minnesota, is a federally protected National Scenic Riverway. The area's first recorded human inhabitants were the Dakota Indians, whose lands were transformed by fur trade empires and the loggers who called it the 'river of pine'. A patchwork of farms, cultivated by immigrants from many countries, followed the cutover forests. Today, the St. Croix River Valley is a tourist haven in the land of sky-blue waters and a peaceful escape for residents of the bustling Minneapolis - St. Paul metropolitan region. ""North Woods River"" is a thoughtful biography of the river over the course of more than three hundred years. Eileen McMahon and Theodore Karamanski track the river's social and environmental transformation as newcomers changed the river basin and, in turn, were changed by it. The history of the St. Croix revealed here offers larger lessons about the future management of beautiful and fragile wild waters.

General

Imprint:	University of Wisconsin Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Wisconsin Land and Life
Release date:	September 2009
First published:	October 2009
Authors:	Eileen McMahon • Theodore J. Karamanski
Series editors:	Arnold R. Alanen
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 23mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-0-299-23424-9
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Management of land & natural resources
LSN:	0-299-23424-X
Barcode:	9780299234249

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