Rivers are an important clue to the geology of a region and also offer superb possibilities for recreation. Journey to some of America’s national rivers, wild and scenic rivers, water trails, and other river parks, including the Upper Missouri River Breaks, the New River Gorge, and Niagara Falls..

This volumes of primary source documents focuses on the environment, a leading social issues of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. International in scope, this title contains approximately 175 full or excerpted documents--speeches, legislation, magazine and newspaper articles, essays, memoirs, letters, interviews, novels, songs, and works of art--as well as overview information that places each document in context. Entries are organized into chapters...