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Holding back the river : the struggle against nature on America's waterways / Tyler J. Kelley.

By: Publisher: New York : Avid Reader Press, 2021Edition: First Avid Reader Press hardcover editionDescription: xxv, 224 pages : maps ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 150118704X
  • 9781501187049
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 627/.120973 23
LOC classification:
  • TC530 .K45 2021
Contents:
Prelude : Perfecting nature -- Part I. The lock -- Part II. Alluvial empire -- Part III. Rivers of earth -- Coda : Retreat and fortify.
Summary: A deeply human exploration of how our centuries-long dream of conquering and shaping this vast network of waterways squares with the reality of an indomitable natural world.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks TC530 .K45 2021 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001461820

Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-224).

Prelude : Perfecting nature -- Part I. The lock -- Part II. Alluvial empire -- Part III. Rivers of earth -- Coda : Retreat and fortify.

A deeply human exploration of how our centuries-long dream of conquering and shaping this vast network of waterways squares with the reality of an indomitable natural world.

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