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1. The Kankakee marsh, the river, and Beaver Lake: hunters, historians, a geographer, and a poet
2. Selling Beaver Lake, 1853-1891: fraudulent ditches, a disappearing lake, and a history of absence
3. The "gigantic swindle" of 1869-1872: RIP the Kankakee Valley Draining Company
4. Starting a current, 1889-1893: Indiana vs. the Rock Ledge
5. The end of the marsh, 1897-1923: landowners straighten the river
6. Conservationists raise their voices, 1925-1934: another brief history of absence
and the outcry
7. Lessons in hydrology, 1927-1977: the Kankakee floods, a selective history
8. Managing the "monumental problems" of a broken river, 1977-1978: the Kankakee River Basin Commission vs. floods, sand, and the state of Illinois
9. Environmentalism comes for the Kankakee, 1979-1983: Indiana faces changing times
10. Wide levees and the struggle for restoration, 1983-2002: the Master Plan and the Wildlife Refuge
11. The Kankakee Basin in the 21st century: lessons in changing values
2. Selling Beaver Lake, 1853-1891: fraudulent ditches, a disappearing lake, and a history of absence
3. The "gigantic swindle" of 1869-1872: RIP the Kankakee Valley Draining Company
4. Starting a current, 1889-1893: Indiana vs. the Rock Ledge
5. The end of the marsh, 1897-1923: landowners straighten the river
6. Conservationists raise their voices, 1925-1934: another brief history of absence
and the outcry
7. Lessons in hydrology, 1927-1977: the Kankakee floods, a selective history
8. Managing the "monumental problems" of a broken river, 1977-1978: the Kankakee River Basin Commission vs. floods, sand, and the state of Illinois
9. Environmentalism comes for the Kankakee, 1979-1983: Indiana faces changing times
10. Wide levees and the struggle for restoration, 1983-2002: the Master Plan and the Wildlife Refuge
11. The Kankakee Basin in the 21st century: lessons in changing values