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Chasing The Robert E. Lee: Boat Races On The Mississippi River, Dean Klinkenberg
Chasing The Robert E. Lee: Boat Races On The Mississippi River, Dean Klinkenberg
The Confluence (2009-2020)
Perhaps the most famous steamboat race on the Mississippi River came when the Robert E. Lee beat the Natchez from New Orleans to St. Louis in 1870. The record stood for some six decades, when a wave of races up the river started.
“The American Bottom: The Bar, Between The Levees And The River”, Quinta Scott
“The American Bottom: The Bar, Between The Levees And The River”, Quinta Scott
The Confluence (2009-2020)
This third installment of Quinta Scott’s work examining the Mississippi River environment looks at those narrow, man-made spaces between levees and the river, and the life within.
“American Bottom: The Floodplain Between The Bluffs And The Levee”, Quinta Scott
“American Bottom: The Floodplain Between The Bluffs And The Levee”, Quinta Scott
The Confluence (2009-2020)
The bottomland bluffs between the bluffs and levees along the Mississippi have been farmland for centuries. In this second of three photo essays, Quinta Scott documents the manmade environments on the floodplains.
“Above The American Bottom: The Bluffs And The Sinkhole Plain”, Quinta Scott
“Above The American Bottom: The Bluffs And The Sinkhole Plain”, Quinta Scott
The Confluence (2009-2020)
In this photo essay, Quinta Scott examines the natural history of the Mississippi River wetland and the varied landscapes that comprise the American Bottom.