The Source: How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers [Hardcover]

Original [and] poignant. . . . [T]ells the story of how rivers have shaped the United States from its founding.An original and thought-provoking exploration of the sinuous course that water has carved through our economic and political landscape.In [Doyles] telling, rivers become a lens on federalism, energy and conservationa rolling narrative taking us from George Washington's quest to find a passage from the Atlantic Ocean to the Ohio River, through decades of levee-building, flood control, water wars and much more.Authoritative&Even readers with an allergy to learning history will come away with a greater understanding of how rivers have literally made our country.A vigorous look at American history through the nations waterways&Doyle speaks well to issues that are as pressing today as in the first years of the republic.Readers interested in everything from American history to business, engineering, environmental concerns, and canoeing will find Doyles work absorbing and educational.Just like its topic,Brilliantly conceived,Move over