Holding Back the River
The Struggle Against Nature on America's Waterways
New York : Avid Reader Press, 2021.
Format: Book
Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Description: xxv, 224 pages : maps ; 24 cm
A deeply human exploration of how our centuries-long dream of conquering and shaping this vast network of waterways squares with the reality of an indomitable natural world.
Subjects:
Rivers -- Regulation.
Rivers -- United States.
Mississippi River -- Regulation.
Missouri River -- Regulation.
Ohio River -- Regulation.
Rivers -- Regulation.
Rivers -- United States.
Mississippi River -- Regulation.
Missouri River -- Regulation.
Ohio River -- Regulation.
ISBN:
9781501187049
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
SCIENCE Ecology Water Kel | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-224).