The source : how rivers made America and America remade its rivers / Martin Doyle.
A history of the role of rivers in shaping American politics, economics, and society draws on experts from diverse backgrounds to explore how the natural and human transformations of rivers have made a significant impact on the nation.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780393242355
- ISBN: 0393242358
- ISBN: 9780393356618
- Physical Description: 349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.; First Norton paperback.
- Publisher: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-334) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part one: Federalism. Navigating the republic -- Life on the Mississippi -- The rise of the levees -- Flood control -- Part two: Sovereignty and property. Water wars -- A new water market -- Part three: Taxation. Running water -- Burning rivers -- Part four: Regulation. Regulating power -- The power of a river -- Part five: Conservation. Channelization -- The restoration economy. |
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Subject: | Rivers > United States > History. Water resources development > United States > History. Floodplain management > United States > History. Water conservation > United States > History. |
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Marion Library | 333.9162 DOY (Text) | 37810435752125 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |