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Source : How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers by Martin Doyle (2018, Hardcover)
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Source : How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers, Hardcover by Doyle, Martin, ISBN 0393242358, ISBN-13 9780393242355, Brand New, Free shipping in the US 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.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
ISBN-100393242358
ISBN-139780393242355
eBay Product ID (ePID)239644994
Product Key Features
Book TitleSource : How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers
Number of Pages352 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEnvironmental Conservation & Protection, Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers, Ecology, Natural Resources, United States / General
Publication Year2018
IllustratorYes
GenreNature, History
AuthorMartin Doyle
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.1 in
Item Weight22.6 Oz
Item Length9.6 in
Item Width6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2017-051192
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsThe Source is one of those rare books you look up from and see with fresh eyes. Martin Doyle takes us on an epic national and historical river trip to remind us that America's watercourses are one of our original entry points to the continent, that we are by now engaged with them in an almost bewildering litany of ways, and that we should never get so wrapped around modern life that we forget this truth: we are still river rats. -- Dan Flores, best-selling author of Coyote America: A Natural and Supernatural History If you want to understand politics, follow the money. But if you want to understand the myriad ways in which land shapes society and society reshapes the land, follow the rivers. That's what Martin Doyle has done in The Source, and the result is a penetrating and gracefully written portrait of Americans' restless relationship with their sublimely beautiful continent. -- William deBuys, author of The Last Unicorn: A Search for One of Earth's Rarest Creatures Brilliantly conceived, The Source is a unique synthesis that recasts American history and flows with the power of unexpected insight. -- David R. Montgomery, author of Growing A Revolution, Readers interested in everything from American history to business, engineering, environmental concerns, and canoeing will find Doyle's work absorbing and educational., Just like its topic, The Source flows magnificently from end to end, carving out a story that spans a continent and several centuries. Martin Doyle weaves together a gripping mix of American history, geology, engineering, economics, and politics to show that American rivers are one of the inspirations of the constitution, the connective fabric of our industry, a triggering cause of environmental movements, and a source of power--physical, economic, and political. I learned something new on every page and enjoyed it the entire time., An original and thought-provoking exploration of the sinuous course that water has carved through our economic and political landscape., Move over Cadillac Desert and The Last Oasis; a new classic on American rivers has arrived. One of the world's leading authorities on hydrology, Martin Doyle shows how rivers have served as the arteries and veins of the United States since the country's very founding. It is a rich history both impressive and unsettling., The Source is one of those rare books you look up from and see with fresh eyes. Martin Doyle takes us on an epic national and historical river trip to remind us that America's watercourses are one of our original entry points to the continent, that we are by now engaged with them in an almost bewildering litany of ways, and that we should never get so wrapped around modern life that we forget this truth: we are still river rats., Original [and] poignant. . . . [T]ells the story of how rivers have shaped the United States from its founding., A vigorous look at American history through the nation's waterways...Doyle speaks well to issues that are as pressing today as in the first years of the republic., If you want to understand politics, follow the money. But if you want to understand the myriad ways in which land shapes society and society reshapes the land, follow the rivers. That's what Martin Doyle has done in The Source, and the result is a penetrating and gracefully written portrait of Americans' restless relationship with their sublimely beautiful continent., Just like its topic, The Source flows magnificently from end to end, carving out a story that spans a continent and several centuries. Martin Doyle weaves together a gripping mix of American history, geology, engineering, economics, and politics to show that American rivers are one of the inspirations of the constitution, the connective fabric of our industry, a triggering cause of environmental movements, and a source of power--physical, economic, and political., A vigorous look at American history through the nation's waterways. . . . Doyle speaks well to issues that are as pressing today as in the first years of the republic., In [Doyle's] telling, rivers become a lens on federalism, energy and conservation--a rolling narrative taking us from George Washington's quest to find a passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ohio River, through decades of levee-building, flood control, water wars and much more., Move over Cadillac Desert and Last Oasis; a new classic on American rivers has arrived. One of the world's leading authorities on hydrology, Martin Doyle shares his deep expertise with the public in a manner that is fascinating, readable, and profound. In an intellectual tour de force, he pulls together history, science, economics and law to show how rivers have served as the arteries and veins of the United States since the country's very founding. It is a rich history both impressive and unsettling., Authoritative...Even readers with an allergy to learning history will come away with a greater understanding of how rivers have literally made our country., Brilliantly conceived, The Source is a unique synthesis that recasts American history and flows with the power of unexpected insight.
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Dewey Decimal333.91/620973
SynopsisAn Amazon Best Book of the Year How rivers have shaped American politics, economics, and society from the beginnings of the Republic to today. America has more than 250,000 rivers, coursing over more than 3 million miles, connecting the disparate regions of the United States. On a map they can look like the veins, arteries, and capillaries of a continent-wide circulatory system, and in a way they are. Over the course of this nation's history rivers have served as integral trade routes, borders, passageways, sewers, and sinks. Over the years, based on our shifting needs and values, we have harnessed their power with waterwheels and dams, straightened them for ships, drained them with irrigation canals, set them on fire, and even attempted to restore them. In this fresh and powerful work of environmental history, Martin Doyle tells the epic story of America and its rivers, from the U.S. Constitution's roots in interstate river navigation, the origins of the Army Corps of Engineers, the discovery of gold in 1848, and the construction of the Hoover Dam and the TVA during the New Deal, to the failure of the levees in Hurricane Katrina and the water wars in the west. Along the way, he explores how rivers have often been the source of arguments at the heart of the American experiment--over federalism, sovereignty and property rights, taxation, regulation, conservation, and development. Through his encounters with experts all over the country--a Mississippi River tugboat captain, an Erie Canal lock operator, a dendrochronologist who can predict the future based on the story trees tell about the past, a western rancher fighting for water rights--Doyle reveals the central role rivers have played in American history--and how vital they are to its future., America has more than 250,000 rivers, coursing over more than 3 million miles, connecting the disparate regions of the United States. On a map they can look like the veins, arteries, and capillaries of a continent-wide circulatory system, and in a way they are. Over the course of this nation's history rivers have served as integral trade routes, borders, passageways, sewers, and sinks. Over the years, based on our shifting needs and values, we have harnessed their power with waterwheels and dams, straightened them for ships, drained them with irrigation canals, set them on fire, and even attempted to restore them. In this fresh and powerful work of environmental history, Martin Doyle tells the epic story of America and its rivers, from the U.S. Constitution's roots in interstate river navigation, the origins of the Army Corps of Engineers, the discovery of gold in 1848, and the construction of the Hoover Dam and the TVA during the New Deal, to the failure of the levees in Hurricane Katrina and the water wars in the west. Along the way, he explores how rivers have often been the source of arguments at the heart of the American experiment--over federalism, sovereignty and property rights, taxation, regulation, conservation, and development. Through his encounters with experts all over the country--a Mississippi River tugboat captain, an Erie Canal lock operator, a dendrochronologist who can predict the future based on the story trees tell about the past, a western rancher fighting for water rights--Doyle reveals the central role rivers have played in American history--and how vital they are to its future., An Amazon Best Book of the Year How rivers have shaped American politics, economics, and society from the beginnings of the Republic to today.
LC Classification NumberE179.D695 2018
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- Apr 10, 2019
Everything you wanted to know about American rivers.
This is a very well written book, well researched, and full of fascinating historical facts. It is practically a must read for anyone interested in American history and water laws. Five stars.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 13, 2021
Travels of early Americans westward by water
Good insight on western migrationVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
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