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Overview"Daniel McCool not only chronicles the history of water development agencies in America and the way in which special interests have abused rather than preserved the country's rivers, he also narrates the second, brighter act in this ongoing story: the surging, grassroots movement to bring these rivers back to life and ensure they remain pristine for future generations. The culmination of ten years of research and observation, McCool's book confirms the surprising news that America's rivers are indeed returning to a healthier, free-flowing condition. The politics of river restoration demonstrates how strong grassroots movements can challenge entrenched powers and win. Through passion and dedication, ordinary people are reclaiming the American landscape, forming a ""river republic"" of concerned citizens from all backgrounds and sectors of society. As McCool shows, the history, culture, and fate of America is tied to its rivers, and their restoration is a microcosm mirroring American beliefs, livelihoods, and an increasing awareness of what two hundred years of environmental degradation can do. McCool profiles the individuals he calls ""instigators,"" who initiated the fight for these waterways and, despite enormous odds, have succeeded in the near-impossible task of challenging and changing the status quo. Part I of the volume recounts the history of America's relationship to its rivers; part II describes how and why Americans ""parted"" them out, destroying their essence and diminishing their value; and part III shows how society can live in harmony with its waterways while restoring their well-being-and, by extension, the well-being of those who depend on them." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel McCoolPublisher: Columbia University Press Imprint: Columbia University Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.553kg ISBN: 9780231161312ISBN 10: 023116131 Pages: 408 Publication Date: 22 July 2014 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Language: English Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Green River, by William Cullen Bryant Map: Selected Sites Part I: The Fall 1. Crumbling Edifice 2. Planters, Sawyers, and Snags: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 3. The Manless Land: The Bureau of Reclamation Part II: Dismemberment 4. Handout Horticulture: Farming and the Feds 5. Falling Waters: Hydropower and Renewable Energy 6. Rivers Into Waterways: Barging, Locks, and Dams 7. Black Water Rising: The Myth of Flood Control 8. Downstream Dilemma: Water Pollution Part III: Resurrection 9. River City: Urban Riverscapes 10. Net Losses: Habitat and Endangered Species 11. Playground on the Move: River Recreation 12. The River Commons Notes IndexReviewsA broad, up-to-date, hopeful view of our nation's rivers. Kirkus Reviews 7/1/2012 McCool tempers the flow of statistics and environmental facts with liberal doses of wit and colorful anecdotes while offering a reassuring account of working-class citizens triumphing in a timely cause. Booklist 8/1/2012 Written in an easy-to-read narrative style that is at times poetic, River Republic is also filled with facts and political analysis. -- Rosemarie Howard Deseret News 10/14/2012 ...R iver Republic is an easy read that raises important questions about politics, money, and development along U.S. rivers while providing vibrant accounts of restoration projects all across the country. -- Adam Mandelman H-Environment 1/1/2013 Daniel McCool has done a terrific job -- Steve Johnson River Management Society Journal Winter 2012 well-researched and well-written...Highly recommended. Choice 2/1/2013 If past is prologue, Daniel McCool's eloquent history of river mismanagement in the United States should be required reading for anyone who cares about the future of our rivers. Weaving in stories that range from how polluted water killed one of Abraham Lincoln's sons to the surprising affinity toward conservationists felt by one of the greatest dam builders of the twentieth century, McCool details the multiple ways in which we have dammed, ditched, diverted, and degraded rivers. Ultimately, though, this is a hopeful book, illuminating our growing recognition that, like salmon returning to Washington's Elwha River or American shad in Virginia's Rappahannock River, we all need clean water and free-flowing rivers for our very survival. -- Wm. Robert Irvin, president, American Rivers After an exhilarating whitewater ride through America's love-hate relationship with its rivers, Daniel McCool leaves us inspired and hopeful for a happy ending. -- Michael Brune, executive director, Sierra Club This well-crafted page-turner is history and journalism at their best. The book tells with passion, precision, and clarity what has happened to a vital force of nature and offers a vision we can embrace and work toward with enthusiasm. Daniel McCool has given all who want to understand rivers a rare and precious gift. -- Tim Palmer, author of Endangered Rivers and the Conservation Movement, Lifelines: The Case for River Conservation, and Rivers of America A broad, up-to-date, hopeful view of our nation's rivers. Kirkus Reviews 7/1/2012 McCool tempers the flow of statistics and environmental facts with liberal doses of wit and colorful anecdotes while offering a reassuring account of working-class citizens triumphing in a timely cause. Booklist 8/1/2012 Written in an esay-to-read narrative style that is at times poetic, River Republic is also filled with facts and political analysis. -- Rosemarie Howard Deseret News 10/14/2012 ...River Republic is an easy read that raises important questions about politics, money, and development along U.S. rivers while providing vibrant accounts of restoration projects all across the country. -- Adam Mandelman H-Environment 1/1/2013 Daniel McCool has done a terrific job -- Steve Johnson River Management Society Journal Winter 2012 well-researched and well-written...Highly recommended. Choice 2/1/2013 Author InformationDaniel McCool is the director of the Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program and a professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Utah. He has won a number of awards for his teaching and publications, and his research focuses on water resources development, voting rights, American Indian water rights, and public lands policy. He has published widely in such journals as the Cornell Journal of Law and Public Policy, Political Research Quarterly, and the University of Texas Law Review. This is his eighth book. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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