An engaging, informative, and personal exploration of some of the great rivers of North America. The physical nature of
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The Green River runs wild, free and vigourous from southern Wyoming to northeastern Utah. Edward Abbey wrote in these pa
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Far from being the serene, natural streams of yore, modern rivers have been diverted, dammed, dumped in, and dried up, a
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Rivers figure prominently in a nation’s historical memory, and the Volga and Mississippi have special importance in Russ
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From 1994 to 2006, William F. Schulz headed Amnesty International USA. During this time, he and the organization confron
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Presenting poignant stories combined with amusing anecdotes and philosophical reflection, Reversing the Rivers is an eng
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Rivers figure prominently in a nation's historical memory, and the Volga and Mississippi have special importance in
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Rivers run deeply through the American consciousness. American Indians speculated about their origins in myths and legen
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This important and accessible book surveys the history and present condition of river systems across the United States,
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Organized into four sections, the twelve chapters of "Rivers of Change" are concerned with prehistoric Native
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