The Big Marsh: The Story of a Lost Landscape

by Cheri Register

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"An environmental history of Freeborn County, Minnesota's Big Marsh, which was tilled and drained 130 years ago at public expense for agricultural purposes. Told from a personal point of view, this story shows the enduring value of wild places and the importance of the fight to preserve them, both then and now"--

"A rural community is changed forever when moneyed interests conspire to transform a treasured wetland"--
  • ISBN10 0873519957
  • ISBN13 9780873519953
  • Publish Date 1 May 2016
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Minnesota Historical Society Press
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 288
  • Language English