The Source
How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers
Published on 19. March 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-0-393-35661-8 (ISBN)
Description
In a powerful work of environmental history, Martin Doyle tells the epic story of America and its rivers, from the U.S. Constitution's roots in interstate river navigation, to the failure of the levees in Hurricane Katrina and the water wars in the west. Through his own travels and his encounters with experts all over the country-a Mississippi River tugboat captain, an Erie Canal lock operator, a project manager buying water rights for farms along the Colorado River-Doyle reveals the central role rivers have played in American history and how vital they are to its future.
Reviews / Votes
"Move over Cadillac Desert and The Last Oasis: a new classic on American rivers has arrived." -- James Salzman, author of Drinking Water "Original... [and] poignant." -- Robert Glennon - New York Times Book Review "Authoritative.... Even readers with an allergy to learning history will come away with a greater understanding of how rivers have literally made our country." -- Tracy Ross - Outside "In [Doyle's] telling, rivers become a lens on federalism, energy and conservation-a rolling narrative." -- Nature "The Source is one of those rare books you look up from and see with fresh eyes." -- Dan Flores, best-selling author of Coyote AmericaMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
20 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 208 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
289 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-35661-8 (9780393356618)
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E-Book
02/2018
W. W. Norton & Company
€15.49
Available for download
Person
Martin Doyle is director of the Water Policy Program at the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions and a professor of river science and policy at Duke University's Nicholas School of the Environment. He lives in North Carolina.