@Book{881555339,
author="Fisher, John C.",
title="Southeast Missouri from swampland to farmland: the transformation of the lowlands",
year="2017",
publisher="McFarland {\&} Company, Inc., Publishers",
address="Jefferson, North Carolina",
keywords="History; Drainage; Missouri; Reclamation of land; Swamps; Geology; Geography; Cape Girardeau Region (Mo.); Environmental conditions; Social conditions; Economic conditions",
abstract="``The conversion of swampland to farmland began with small, local drainage projects but complete reclamation was made possible by a system of ditches dug by the Little River Drainage District. This book chronicles the development of the region in the contexts of its geology, history and sociology''--",
note="John C. Fisher",
note="Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index",
isbn="9780786479955",
language="English"
}