%0 Book
%T Southeast Missouri from swampland to farmland: the transformation of the lowlands
%A Fisher, John C.
%D 2017
%I McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
%C Jefferson, North Carolina
%@ 9780786479955
%G English
%F 881555339
%O John C. Fisher
%O Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-237) and index
%X "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"--
%L 333.73/153097789
%K History
%K Drainage
%K Missouri
%K Reclamation of land
%K Swamps
%K Geology
%K Geography
%K Cape Girardeau Region (Mo.)
%K Environmental conditions
%K Social conditions
%K Economic conditions
%9 Text