The Source: How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers - Couverture souple

Doyle, Martin

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393356612 ISBN 13 : 9780393356618

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2019

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2019
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393356612
• ISBN 13: 9780393356618
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 352
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• Personne responsable: non disponible