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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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The Source: How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers
Mar 01, 2021, Highbridge Audio and Blackstone Publishing
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The Source: How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers
Mar 19, 2019, W. W. Norton & Company
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The source: how rivers made America and America remade its rivers
2018
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Source: How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers
2018, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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Table of Contents
Part one: Federalism. Navigating the republic
Life on the Mississippi
The rise of the levees
Flood control
Part two: Sovereignty and property. Water wars
A new water market
Part three: Taxation. Running water
Burning rivers
Part four: Regulation. Regulating power
The power of a river
Part five: Conservation. Channelization
The restoration economy.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-334) and index.
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