Holding Back The River
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Holding Back The River
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Author : Tyler J. Kelley
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2022-04-19
Holding Back The River written by Tyler J. Kelley and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-04-19 with History categories.
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 rivers are the very lifeblood of our country. We need them for nourishing crops, for cheap bulk transportation, for hydroelectric power, for fresh drinking water. Rivers are also part of our mythology, our collective soul; they are Mark Twain, Led Zeppelin, and the Delta Blues. But as infrastructure across the nation fails and climate change pushes rivers and seas to new heights, we’ve arrived at a critical moment in our battle to tame these often-destructive forces of nature. Tyler J. Kelley spent two years traveling the heartland, getting to know the men and women whose lives and livelihoods rely on these tenuously tamed streams. On the Illinois-Kentucky border, we encounter Luther Helland, master of the most important—and most decrepit—lock and dam in America. This old dam at the end of the Ohio River was scheduled to be replaced in 1998, but twenty years and $3 billion later, its replacement still isn’t finished. As the old dam crumbles and commerce grinds to a halt, Helland and his team must risk their lives, using steam-powered equipment and sheer brawn, to raise and lower the dam as often as ten times a year. In Southeast Missouri, we meet Twan Robinson, who lives in the historically Black village of Pinhook. As a super-flood rises on the Mississippi, she learns from her sister that the US Army Corps of Engineers is going to blow up the levee that stands between her home and the river. With barely enough notice to evacuate her elderly mother and pack up a few of her own belongings, Robinson escapes to safety only to begin a nightmarish years-long battle to rebuild her lost community. Atop a floodgate in central Louisiana, we’re beside Major General Richard Kaiser, the man responsible for keeping North America’s greatest river under control. Kaiser stands above the spot where the Mississippi River wants to change course, abandoning Baton Rouge and New Orleans, and following the Atchafalaya River to the sea. The daily flow of water from one river to the other is carefully regulated, but something else is happening that may be out of Kaiser and the Corps’ control. America’s infrastructure is old and underfunded. While our economy, society, and climate have changed, our levees, locks, and dams have not. Yet to fix what’s wrong will require more than money. It will require an act of imagination. “With meticulous research and insightful analysis” (Publishers Weekly), Holding Back the River brings us into the lives of the Americans who grapple with our mighty rivers and, through their stories, suggests solutions to some of the century’s greatest challenges.
General Report Of The Commissioner
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
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Sessional Papers
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
Sessional Papers written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Canada categories.
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.
The Journal Of The Assembly During The Session Of The Legislature Of The State Of California
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Author : California. Legislature. Assembly
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
The Journal Of The Assembly During The Session Of The Legislature Of The State Of California written by California. Legislature. Assembly and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with California categories.
Report Of The State Engineer
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Author : California. Department of Engineering
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1880
Report Of The State Engineer written by California. Department of Engineering and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1880 with California categories.
The River
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Author : Michael Neale
language : en
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Release Date : 2012-09-17
The River written by Michael Neale and has been published by HarperChristian + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-17 with Fiction categories.
“The River is a story that will transform how you see yourself and the world.” —Andy Andrews, New York Times best-selling author of The Noticer, The Traveler’s Gift, and How Do You Kill 11 Million People? “You were made for The River . . .” Gabriel Clarke is mysteriously drawn to The River, a ribbon of frothy white water carving its way through steep canyons high in the Colorado Rockies. The rushing waters beckon him to experience freedom and adventure. But something holds him back—the memory of the terrible event he witnessed on The River when he was just five years old—something no child should ever see. Chains of fear and resentment imprison Gabriel, keeping him from discovering the treasures of The River. He remains trapped, afraid to take hold of the life awaiting him. When he returns to The River after years away, his heart knows he is finally home. His destiny is within reach. Claiming that destiny will be the hardest—and bravest—thing he has ever done.
Follow The River
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Author : James Alexander Thom
language : en
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Release Date : 1986-11-12
Follow The River written by James Alexander Thom and has been published by Ballantine Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-11-12 with Fiction categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “It takes a rare individual not only to see that history can live, but also to make it live for others. James Thom has that gift.”—The Indianapolis News Mary Ingles was twenty-three, happily married, and pregnant with her third child when Shawnee Indians invaded her peaceful Virginia settlement in 1755 and kidnapped her, leaving behind a bloody massacre. For months they held her captive. But nothing could imprison her spirit. With the rushing Ohio River as her guide, Mary Ingles walked one thousand miles through an untamed wilderness no white woman had ever seen. Her story lives on—extraordinary testimony to the indomitable strength of one pioneer woman who risked her life to return to her own people.
Report Of The Board Of Regents
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Author : University of Minnesota
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1881
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All Along The River
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Author : Magnus Weightman
language : en
Publisher: Clavis
Release Date : 2020
All Along The River written by Magnus Weightman and has been published by Clavis this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020 with Animals categories.
Join this delightful river journey through forests, farms, waterfalls, and harbors.
Catalog Of Copyright Entries Fourth Series
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Author : Library of Congress. Copyright Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978-07
Catalog Of Copyright Entries Fourth Series written by Library of Congress. Copyright Office and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1978-07 with Copyright categories.