Rivers wild -- Brick by brick -- The drowned empire -- A towering height -- Approaching the spillway -- Great, still mass -- The breakdown -- The war economy -- Inundation -- Desiccation -- No promises
Summary
"At the Base of the Giant's Throat tells the story of America through its water, sweeping across five hundred years of history, from the swashbuckling exploits of French colonist Samuel de Champlain to the nightmarish urban flooding of Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy"-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes
Anthony R. Palumbi is a science writer and novelist whose work has appeared in the Atlantic and other publications
