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Book cover from Rivers of Change.
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About the Travelogue Rivers of Change
The Lewis and Clark Expedition was written on rivers. Moving west of the Mississippi, the expedition traveled along the Missouri, Snake, Yellowstone, Columbia and other smaller rivers during its 1804 - 1806 transcontinental exploration.
When this "Corps of Discovery" struck out on its voyage close to 200 years ago, these various rivers raged -- bubbling with silt, flooding after storms, and hauling debris as big as tree trunks down their paths. Although these same rivers still define massive watersheds and a huge tract of the North American landscape, they no longer run free and wild.
Rivers of Change explores how Western rivers traveled on by the Lewis and Clark expedition changed during two centuries since their voyage. Many changes were born from an attitude (no longer prevalent) that controlling nature was humans' right and duty. This attitude led to the construction of massive dams and the creation of 'engineered' rivers.
How did these changes impact people and their attitudes? Rivers of Change lets conversations, research and odd historical tales tell the story.
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Columbia River originates in the British Columbia highlands
Author Photo
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To succeed in their mission, Lewis and Clark solicited local information and worked in concert with environments they moved through. It's time to relearn those lessons if we want to preserve the health of this country's rivers. Rivers of Change entertains as it tells how.
At the dawn of U.S. history, the Lewis and Clark expedition transformed Western geography from an unknown myth into documented reality. It's time to celebrate the achievements of this band of explorers, and to rethink how we manage rivers - the lifeblood of our continent.
It's also time to enjoy a good book! Want to read a chapter? If you do, then click on links in the upper right portion of this page.
You can order your copy of the book Rivers of Change by clicking the Order tab. Once you have your copy you can flip open the cover and begin your own journey. Within minutes you'll move along a snaking web of colorful rivers - through the heartland and across the backbone of this country.
Enjoy!
ISBN: 0-9743416-0-6
360 Pages, b&w photos, maps, index
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Sample Chapters...
In July and August of 1993 the Great Flood of the Midwest destroyed...
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