Damming the Osage: The Conflicted Story of Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Reservoir
The Osage River, its ecology twice assaulted in Missouri by massive dams, is documented from its earliest history to the present day by this talented team of photographer and writer. The story of the river and its transmutation is told in moving and sometimes lyrical language, augmented on every page by color photographs. A must read for Missourians, especially those concerned about the future of our most precious natural resource the land. --W. Raymond Wood, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, University of Missouri-ColumbiaThe Conflicted Story of Lake of the Ozarks and Truman Reservoir is an in-depth history of how human development permanently transformed the upper Osage watershed. Two great dams have changed parts of the river into reservoirs, and the impact of this change upon the land and the people who call it home has been phenomenal. Lavishing illustrated with striking color photographs or historic black-and-white photographs on practically every page, Damming the Osage is part American history and part environmental history, yet retells true events and individual stories with the flair and excitement of an adventure novel. An altogether enthralling and seminal contribution to both public and college library shelves, highly recommended. --Midwest Book Review