The Control Of Nature
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- Synopsis
- These three essays center around man's influence on nature and how it (nature) fights back. The First essay centers on New Orleans and how man's influence has contributed to it's now demise. Though written in 1989, Mcphee's research pretty much describes how Katrina, or in the case of the book, a theoretical storm, could have been made much less destructive had development been much less. The second article discusses efforts in Iceland to cool lava with saltwater and stop the destruction of a town. The third describes Los Angeles's expansion and possible demise due to run off and mud slides from the San Gabriel mountains. His premise in all three articles basically is, nature will ultimately have the last word in it's ultimate design.
- Copyright:
- 1989
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 266 Pages
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 11/14/05
- Copyrighted By:
- John McPhee
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Science, Outdoors and Nature
- Submitted By:
- Noel Romey
- Proofread By:
- RCPD, MSU
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.