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The Big Marsh: the story of a lost landscape

By Cheri , Register

Book information

Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780873519953, 9780873519960, 9781577180999, 0873519957
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
8 MB (8409031 bytes)
Pages
271 pages ; 24 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Agriculture--Environmental aspects;Agriculture--EnILINKSMIMNMONDNeOHSDWI);Landscape changes;Landscape

Description

An environmental history of Freeborn County, Minnesota's Big Marsh, which was tilled and drained 130 years ago at public expense for agricultural purposes. Told from a personal point of view, this story shows the enduring value of wild places and the importance of the fight to preserve them, both then and now.;The lay of the land -- Life on the Big Marsh -- The big ditch -- Restoration and restitution.

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