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"Beyond Control translates the complex engineering and hydrologic analyses centered on the Old River Control Complex into a highly readable account of the endless struggles to harness a dynamic Mississippi River with fixed structures. He provides an essential historical foundation for the current technical and policy concerns surrounding flood control efforts on the lower river."" - Craig E. Colten, Carl O. Sauer Professor of Geography, Louisiana State University, and author of Southern Waters: The Limits to Abundance and Perilous Place, Powerful Storms: Hurricane Protection in Coastal Louisiana ""Recommended for environmental, engineering, and regional US library collections"" - L. S. Zipp, CHOICE ""This is a fascinating—and, in many places, downright riveting—look at the Mississippi River and the problems and threats it creates not just for Louisiana but the country."" - John M. Barry, author of Rising Tide: The Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 and How It Changed America"

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James F. Barnett Jr. is author of The Natchez Indians: A History to 1735 and Mississippi's American Indians, both published by University Press of Mississippi. His work has appeared in the Journal of Mississippi History, Mississippi Archaeology, and Southern Quarterly. He retired as director of the Historic Properties Division with the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.

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