
A revelatory work of reporting on the men and women wrestling to harness and preserve America's most vital natural resource: our rivers. The Mississippi. The Missouri. The Ohio. America's great rivers are the very lifeblood of our country. We need them for nourishing...


In the tradition of John McPhee's classics about where nature and mankind meet, Holding Back the River introduces readers to the Americans who carry on the eternal battle against the savage appetites of our great rivers.The Mississippi. The Missouri. The Ohio. America's...
