Levee districts and levee building in Mississippi; a study of State and local efforts to control Mississippi River floods.

Levee districts and levee building in Mississippi; a study of State and local efforts to control Mississippi River floods.

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Author / Creator:	Harrison, Robert W.
Imprint:	Stoneville Miss. Delta Council, 1951.
Description:	ix, 254 p. illus., maps, 27 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Levees. Mississippi River -- Levees Mississippi River.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/3286952

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