Talk:George Holt Henshaw

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More info on George Holt Henshaw[edit]

More info on the work of Henshaw can be found in the article "Could George H. Henshaw's have saved New Orleans from the catastrophe that was Katrina?" on opednews.com by Peter Duveen, September 21, 2010. -- Mdd (talk) 20:31, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

OpEdNews, unfortunately, is not a reliable source for information. Thargor Orlando (talk) 20:42, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

That's indeed unfortunate, but understandable. The author itself is cited sometimes in scientific articles (see here). -- Mdd (talk) 20:52, 30 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Some further research revealed the origin of the images used (the article mentions "Museum of Brooklyn Art and Culture" (??):

Part of the File:1874 U.S. Coast Survey Map of the Mississippi Delta - Geographicus - MissDelta-uscs-1874.jpg, and
George H. Henshaw et al., "Discussion: Improvement of Sedimentary Rivers," Transactions, New York, American Society of Civil Engineers, May, 1889, p. 116.

Mdd (talk) 12:50, 31 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]