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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewA broad, up-to-date, hopeful view of our nation's rivers. Kirkus Reviews 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 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 ...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 Daniel McCool has done a terrific job -- Steve Johnson River Management Society Journal well-researched and well-written...Highly recommended. Choice An authoritative expose of the political economy of river management in the United States... An important book. River Republic offers essential lessons for entrenched water bureaucracy. Anthem EnviroExperts Blog
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 Index
