Common Fields, 1: An Environmental History of St. Louis

by Andrew Hurley

Book Overview

The confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers supported some of the earliest settlements in America. From the Cahokia Mounds civilization to the flood of 1993, residents of the St. Louis region have depended on this landscape even as they have threatened its bounty. In Common Fields , thirteen original essays tell of the city's constant tension between urban growth and environmental sustainability. Geographers, archaeologists, and historians...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1883982162
• ISBN13: 9781883982164
• Release Date: April 1997
• Publisher: Missouri Historical Society Press
• Length: 319 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 to 10 years
• Grade Range: Postsecondary to Grade 5