Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter I
2. Contents V
3. Illustrations IX
4. Introduction 1
5. Small United States Rivers
6. Three Rivers: Writing Our World 7
7. Apalachicola and Other Rivers of Three Corners: Fossil Rivers 13
8. Willamette River: Mousing the Owl 21
9. Flathead River: Fires in the West 27
10. Tensaw River: Longleaf Magnolias 35
11. Cumberland River: Magnolias and Other Rare Plants of the Appalachians 41
12. Conhocton River: A New York State of Mind 51
13. Penobscot River: In Search of Moose 61
14. Klamath River: Forest Monoliths 69
15. Ellijay River: Applesauce 75
16. Alligator River: Tidewater Wolves and Swans 81
17. Yellow River: Conservation, Preservation, and Restoration 89
18. The Amazon
19. Introduction to the Amazon 101
20. Cities of the Amazon 107
21. Amazon Water Lilies 113
22. Birds and Bats of the Amazon 119
23. Pacaya Samiria National Preserve of the Amazon 127
24. Amazon Canopy Walkway 135
25. Insects of the Amazon 141
26. Trees of the Amazon 151
27. Other Great World Rivers
28. Mississippi River: The Atchafalaya Basin 161
29. Danube River: The Tizsa and the Hortobagy 171
30. Yangtze River: River of Change 179
31. Ganges River: One Lone Ibisbill and a Half-Billion People 203
32. Nile River: Tombs, Temples, and Tourists 227
33. Conclusion 247
34. References 251
35. Index 265