Is a river alive? / Robert Macfarlane.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Macfarlane, Robert, 1976- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rivers.

Natural history.

Stream ecology.

Human ecology.

Nature--Effect of human beings on.

Nature.

Nature observation.

natural sciences.

Genre:

Travel writing.

Informational works.

Physical Description:

ix, 374 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, [2025]

Summary:

"Hailed in the New York Times as "a naturalist who can unfurl a sentence with the breathless ease of a master angler," Robert Macfarlane brings his glittering style to a profound work of travel writing, reportage, and natural history. Is a River Alive? is a joyful, mind-expanding exploration of an ancient, urgent idea: that rivers are living beings who should be recognized as such in imagination and law. Macfarlane takes readers on three unforgettable journeys teeming with extraordinary people, stories, and places: to the miraculous cloud-forests and mountain streams of Ecuador, to the wounded creeks and lagoons of India, and to the spectacular wild rivers of Canada--imperiled respectively by mining, pollution, and dams. Braiding these journeys is the life story of the fragile chalk stream a mile from Macfarlane's house, a stream who flows through his own years and days. Powered by dazzling prose and lit throughout by other minds and voices, Is a River Alive? will open hearts, challenge perspectives, and remind us that our fate flows with that of rivers--and always has." -- Provided by publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-345) and index.

ISBN:

9780393242133

0393242137

OCLC:

1518422158