Title Holding back the river : the struggle against nature on America's waterways / Tyler J. Kelley.

Publication Info.	New York : Avid Reader Press, 2021.
	©2021

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Location	Call No.	Status
Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department	627.12 KELLEY	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction	627.12 KELLEY	Check Shelf
Windsor Locks Public Library - Adult Department	627.12 KEL	Check Shelf

Edition	First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Description	xxv, 224 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Summary	A deeply human 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.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-224).
Contents	Prelude : Perfecting nature -- Part I. The lock -- Part II. Alluvial empire -- Part III. Rivers of earth -- Coda : Retreat and fortify.
Subject	Rivers -- Regulation.
	Rivers -- United States.
	Mississippi River -- Regulation.
	Missouri River -- Regulation.
	Ohio River -- Regulation.
	Regulation of rivers and lakes. (OCoLC)fst01354212
	Rivers. (OCoLC)fst01098312
	Rivers -- Regulation. (OCoLC)fst01098337
	Mississippi River. (OCoLC)fst01240238
	Missouri River. (OCoLC)fst01240244
	Ohio River. (OCoLC)fst01243053
	United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
	HISTORY.
	NATURE / Ecosystems & Habitats / Rivers.
	NATURE / Rivers.
	TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING.
Genre/Form	History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN	9781501187049 (hardcover)
	150118704X (hardcover)
	9781501187056 (ebook)

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