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Told against the backdrop of the Lower Mississippi River's impending diversion, the book's chapters chronicle historic floods, rising flood crests, a changing strategy for flood protection, and competing interests in the management of the Old River outlet. This is both a history and a close look at an inexorable, living process.

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      Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/15/2024
      ISBN13: 9781496852113, 978-1496852113
      ISBN10: 1496852117
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      Book Synopsis
      Told against the backdrop of the Lower Mississippi River's impending diversion, the book's chapters chronicle historic floods, rising flood crests, a changing strategy for flood protection, and competing interests in the management of the Old River outlet. This is both a history and a close look at an inexorable, living process.

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