Wetlands of the American Midwest: A Historical Geography of Changing Attitudes Book

CONTENTS

List of figures


List of tables


Preface


1.
Changing Attitudes


2.
Physical Characteristics of Wet Prairies and Bogs


3.
Native American Occupation


4.
Early Nineteenth-century Views of Wetlands


5.
Landowners, Cattlemen, Railroads, and Tenants on Wet Prairies


6.
Draining and Agricultural Change on Wet Prairies


7.
Occupying, Draining, and Abandoning Northern Bogs and Swamps


8.
Utilizing and Conserving Wet Prairies since 1930


9.
Changing Wetland Images and Values


Bibliography


Index