KEY SELLING POINTS:
Angst over drought and hugely declining levels of rivers like the Colorado River, Columbia River, and the Fraser River - all expected to only get worse with climate change - are key societal issues that have massive implications for large cities, particularly in the Canadian West and the American Southwest.
To date, there is no single volume that addresses the generality of the obvious thirst for information and analysis of the collective impact of rivers on North American society from a diverse historical, political, social, economic, and biological/physical viewpoint.
This is not a specialist book on rivers. It is an exploration of the physical diversity of 12 great rivers of North America and the critical roles they have played in the development of (largely) post-European colonization of North America.
The story and historical narrative will appeal to naturalists, people interested in environmental history, and those interested in the interactions between our physical environment and human development.
Includes an extensive bibliography, along with a list of each river and its physical dimensions, human population size, books and music that speak to each river.
A book on the great rivers of North America and how they drive development of NA human society and present current challenges is timely.
Each chapter will have 2-4 key photos, illustrations of key issues, personalities discussed in each chapter.
Each chapter will have a detailed map of physical and human features referred to in the chapter.
It strives to strike a balance between technical information and a popular account.
Of the thousands of rivers in North America, 10 are featured and profiled in Rivers Run Through Us:
Mackenzie River
Yukon River
Fraser River
Columbia River
Sacramento-San Joaquin River
Colorado River
Rio Grande/Rio Bravo River
Mississippi River
Hudson River
St. Lawrence River
MARKETING + PROMOTION:
National, regional, and subject-specific print features, excerpts, review coverage, broadcast and television interviews
Publicity and promotion in conjunction with author’s speaking engagements
Social media campaigns, blogger outreach, digital collateral for online use
Outreach to subject-specific organizations, markets and festivals
Excerpts available
Electronic ARCs
