Title: The control of nature /
Authors: McPhee, John, 1931-
Year: 1989
Subjects: Environmental protection; Nature Effect of human beings on; Debris avalanches California Los Angeles.; Volcanic eruptions Iceland.; Flood control Mississippi River; Environmental protection; Nature; Debris avalanches; Environmental protection; Flood control; Nature Effect of human beings on; Volcanic eruptions; Mensch; Natur; Naturgefahr; Ingénierie.; Relation homme-nature.; California Los Angeles; Iceland; Mississippi River; USA.
Abstract: McPhee details the strategies and tactics through which people attempt to control nature. Most striking in his vivid depiction of the main contestants: nature in complex and awesome guises, and those who would attempt to wrest control from her--stubborn, often ingenious, and always arresting characters.