{"product_id":"rivers-run-through-us-eric-b-taylor-9781771605113","title":"Rivers Run Through Us: A Natural and Human History of Great Rivers of North America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn engaging, informative, and personal exploration of some of the great rivers of North America.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe physical nature of rivers has influenced the course of human history and development, whether it be in the prosecution of major conflicts (US Civil War), patterns of development and social change (dams on the Columbia River), the economy (gold rushes, agricultural development), or international relations (US and Mexico and the Colorado River). The centrality of human-river interactions has had great impacts on the biodiversity of rivers (salmon and other threatened species) that have been the focus of historical and current intense conflicts of values (e.g., water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin system and California \"water wars\" in general).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOf the thousands of rivers in North America, 10 are profiled in \u003ci\u003eRivers Run Through Us\u003c\/i\u003e: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMackenzie River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYukon River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFraser River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColumbia River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSacramento-San Joaquin River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eColorado River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRio Grande\/Rio Bravo River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMississippi River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHudson River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSt. Lawrence River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this engaging new work, Eric Taylor takes readers on a grand tour of 10 of North America's more important river systems, exploring one fundamental issue for each that illustrates the critical role each particular stream has had -- and will have -- in the human development of North America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eric B. Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1771605111\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781771605113\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.54w x 2.83d","brand":"Eric B. Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44051853902079,"sku":"9781771605113","price":38.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_91bb79b9-8f2a-4c88-996c-989927deea55.jpg?v=1685015564","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rivers-run-through-us-eric-b-taylor-9781771605113","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}