This Delta, This Land: An Environmental History of the Yazoo-Mississippi Floodplain - Paperbackby Mikko Saikku (Author) This Delta, This Land is a comprehensive environmental history of the Yazoo Mississippi Delta the first one to place the Delta's economic and cultural history in an environmental context. The Delta, the floodplain between two great rivers in the northwestern corner of Mississippi, has changed enormously since the Civil War. Agriculture, lumbering, and flood management schemes have transformed it beyond recognition and beyond