[env-trinity] The Control of Nature: Atchafalaya : The New Yorker

[Spreck Rosekrans]

Also "Rising Tide" re the 1927 flood may be of interest.

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Subject: [env-trinity] The Control of Nature: Atchafalaya : The New Yorker

Even though this isn't about the Trinity River, this is a fascinating read about what's going on with the Mississippi River.  It's a chapter from John McPhee's book The Control of Nature about Atchafalaya (but how does one pronounce the word?).

http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1987/02/23/1987_02_23_039_TNY_CARDS_000347146 

Tom Stokely
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