Description
The ever-changing Ohio River flows thru time in addition to space, connecting us with the past because it links Pittsburgh with Cincinnati, Cairo, and New Orleans. All the time a River views the Ohio throughout the viewpoint of history, geography, political science, economics, and literature. Essays by Scott Russell Sanders, John A. Jakle, Hubert G. H. Wilhelm, Michael Allen, Darrel E. Bigham, Leland R. Johnson, and Boyd Keenan tell in regards to the settlement period of the river, its economic importance, the different phases of engineering over an extended time frame, and the river as an eco-political system. This revised edition features a new introduction with a historical overview, in addition to an up-to-date map and index.