The Source: How Rivers Made America and America Remade Its Rivers

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Rivers in America function as vital lifelines, shaping the nation's history and infrastructure. They have served various roles, from trade routes to borders, and have been manipulated through technology and human intervention. The book explores how society has interacted with these waterways, highlighting efforts to harness, alter, and restore them in response to changing needs and values. Through this lens, it examines the complex relationship between people and the rivers that flow across the continent.