The Last River
Author | : Turner Browne |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 115 |
Release | : 1993 |
ISBN-10 | : 1557282919 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781557282910 |
Rating | : 4/5 (910 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Last River written by Turner Browne and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 68 compellingly beautiful photographs, Turner Browne documents a fast-disappearing way of life for the people who live on the lower White River and issues a plea to save the river from irreversible damage by the Army Corps of Engineers. By demonstrating that the endless dredging and flood control projects of the ever-active Corps are destroying the river's natural beauty and the livelihoods of those who make the river their only home - on houseboats and along its banks - he argues graphically and heroically for the preservation of a unique culture and of a great river. The black-and-white photographs, taken between Batesville, Arkansas, and the confluence with the Mississippi River, tell a story of loss, nostalgia, and fortitude as they portray the river's remarkable character and the exceptional lifestyles of acorn gatherers, sturgeon fishers, mussel divers, and others who extract a meager but satisfying existence from the river's resources. The damage the Corps of Engineers has wrought, including cleared forests, piles of debris, and "containment structures", certainly tolls a death knell for much of this natural waterway. The Last River is a journey, a journey probably never to be taken again.