This Delta, this Land
Download or Read eBook This Delta, this Land PDF written by Mikko Saikku and published by University of Georgia Press. This book was released on 2011-03-15 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Mikko Saikku |
Publisher | : University of Georgia Press |
Total Pages | : 400 |
Release | : 2011-03-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780820340692 |
ISBN-13 | : 0820340693 |
Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis This Delta, this Land by : Mikko Saikku
Book excerpt: This environmental history of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta places the Delta's economic and cultural history in an environmental context. It reveals the human aspects of the region's natural history, including land reclamation, slave and sharecropper economies, ethnic and racial perceptions of land ownership and stewardship, and even blues music.