Holding back the river : the struggle against nature on America's waterways / Tyler J. Kelley.
Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2021Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover editionDescription: xxv, 224 pages : maps ; 24 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 150118704X
- 9781501187049
- 627/.120973 23
- TC530 .K45 2021
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-224).
Prelude : Perfecting nature -- Part I. The lock -- Part II. Alluvial empire -- Part III. Rivers of earth -- Coda : Retreat and fortify.
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.