Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-243) and index.
Contents
Ice-age enclave -- Relict fauna -- Water's environmental facets -- Period of European colonization -- Agricultural history -- Sturgeon, herring, and other fisheries -- Antebellum golden age : transportation canals -- African American experience -- Armed conflict : a recurring theme -- Intracoastal waterways : war canals -- Forests then and now -- Droughts and forest fires -- From peat mining to wildlife refuges -- Lost heritage : last river highway -- Urbanization and depopulation.
