TY  - BOOK
AU  - Kelley,Tyler J.
TI  - Holding back the river: the struggle against nature on America's waterways 
SN  - 150118704X
AV  - TC530 .K45 2021
U1  - 627/.120973 23
PY  - 2021///
CY  - New York
PB  - Avid Reader Press
KW  - Rivers
KW  - Regulation
KW  - United States
KW  - Mississippi River
KW  - Missouri River
KW  - Ohio River
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
ER  -