7. The Mississippi: Once and Future River

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. A Round River 1
5. 2. The Amazon: Rivers of Blushing Dolphins 7
6. 3. The Ob: Killing Grandmother 42
7. 4. The Nile: Lifeline in the Desert 73
8. 5. The Danube: Remnants of Beauty 103
9. 6. The Ganges: Eternally Pure? 140
10. 7. The Mississippi: Once and Future River 174
11. 8. The Murray-Darling: Stumbling in the Waltz 216
12. 9. The Congo: River That Swallows All Rivers 248
13. 10. The Chang Jiang: Bridling a Dragon 274
14. 11. The Mackenzie: River on the Brink 297
15. 12. An Ebbing Flow 328
16. Selected Bibliographic Sources 337
17. Index 355