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Book

The source : how rivers made America and America remade its rivers

Call Number

  • 973 D7545 (CEN)

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Edition

First edition.

Publication Information

New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2018]

Physical Description

349 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Summary

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.

Contents

  • 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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