Boyce Upholt The Great River

About the author:

Boyce Upholt is a journalist and essayist whose writing has appeared in the Atlantic, National Geographic, the Oxford American, and Virginia Quarterly Review, among other publications. He is the winner of a James Beard Award for investigative journalism, and he lives in New Orleans, Louisiana.

About the book:

The Mississippi River lies at the heart of America, an undeniable life force that is intertwined with the nation’s culture and history. Its watershed spans almost half the country. The Great River: The Making and Unmaking of the Mississippi is a sweeping history that tells the story of the Mississippi River—and the centuries of human meddling that have transformed both it and America.

Photo by Daniel Pierre-Louis.

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