Displaying 1 of 1 2018 Format: Book Author: Doyle, Martin, author. Title: The source : how rivers made America and America remade its rivers / Martin Doyle. Edition: First edition. Publisher, Date: New York : W. W. Norton & Company, [2018] ©2018 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. Subjects: Rivers -- United States -- History. Water resources development -- United States -- History. Floodplain management -- United States -- History. Water conservation -- United States -- History. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-334) and index. 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. ISBN: 9780393242355 0393242358 9780393242355 0393242358 Other Number: 988276247 System Availability: 1 Current Holds: 0 # Local items: 1 Control Number: 707401 # Local items in: 1 # System items in: 1 Call Number: 333.9162 Doyle Place Hold Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Map It Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1
