The source
Subtitle: how rivers made America and America remade its rivers
By: Martin Doyle
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 349
ISBN-13: 9780393242355
Copyright date: 2018
Subjects: Water conservation; Rivers; Floodplain management; Water resources development; History
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-334) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part one: Federalism. Navigating the republic; title: Life on the Mississippi; title: The rise of the levees; title: Flood control; title: Part two: Sovereignty and property. Water wars; title: A new water market; title: Part three: Taxation. Running water; title: Burning rivers; title: Part four: Regulation. Regulating power; title: The power of a river; title: Part five: Conservation. Channelization; title: The restoration economy.