Epilogue: America at the Crossroads

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. PREFACE ix
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xv
5. BREAKPOINT xvii
6. PART I. Heartland
7. One. Corn Off the Cob 3
8. Two. Food versus Fuel 13
9. Three. Where’s the Food? 23
10. Four. Don’t Drink That! 32
11. PART II. Coast
12. Five. Delta Dawn 45
13. Six. Blue Bayou 70
14. Seven. The Fate of a Great City 104
15. PART III. Too Little Water and Too Much
16. Eight. Sea Level Rise Is Dangerous 119
17. Nine. Retreat from the Coasts 135
18. Ten. Agriculture in Crisis 147
19. Eleven. Reinventing Agriculture 157
20. Epilogue: America at the Crossroads 170
21. Notes 205
22. Index 277