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Holding Back the River: The Struggle Against Nature on America’s Waterways
Maybe someday
27
/100
I Index Overall Rating
Readers
43/100Critics
10/100Scholars
Author:
Tyler J. Kelley
Publisher:
Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Date:
April 20, 2021
An 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.
What The Reviewers Say
This escalating situation is presented in vivid detail.
Alas, readers will need a doctorate in hydrology to keep from feeling lost for much of this often technical book. And those who bat from the right side of the political plate will dispute much of author Kelley’s pitches. Still, Holding Back the River reminds readers of the scope of the struggle..
... sobering.
... illuminating.
