Alice Outwater - Water - a natural history

Water - A Natural History - 1996

Alice Outwater

A journey back to the days where water treatment first began, to provide you with a clear discription of the history of water.

Part 1: Dismantling the Natural system
1 The Fur Trade
2 Nature's Hydrologists
3 The Woods
4 The Voyage of Rainfall
5 A Sea of Grass
6 Plowing the Plains

Part 2: Engineering the Waterways
7 The Water Over the Dam
8 Mussels, Gators, and the Corps
9 Aqueducts and Toiles Bowls
10 Down the Drain, Up the Stack
11 What Sludge Tells You

Review:

Water - a natural history is the incredible story of the symbiosis that existed between the country's water, the land from which it springs, and the life these two support together. Written by a very experienced environmental engineer and consultant in sludge management, this book provides us with a story that you should not miss.
The book is easily and stylishly written and is very direct and realistic, and all environmentalists should add this book to their collection.

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