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RECORD NUMBER: 21 OF 26| Main Title | The control of nature / | |||||||||||
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| Author | McPhee, John, ; McPhee, John A. | |||||||||||
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus, Giroux, | |||||||||||
| Year Published | 1990 | |||||||||||
| OCLC Number | 49571982 | |||||||||||
| ISBN | 0374522596; 9780374522599 | |||||||||||
| Subjects | Environmental protection ; Nature--Effect of human beings on ; Mensch ; Naturgefahr ; USA | |||||||||||
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| Edition | 1st pbk. ed. | |||||||||||
| Collation | 272 pages ; 22 cm | |||||||||||
| Notes | "The text of this book originally appeared in the New Yorker"--Title page verso. |
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| Contents Notes | Atchafalaya -- Cooling the lava -- Los Angeles against the mountains. Profiles the various places where humankind is struggling to control the forces of nature, discussing both the natural forces at work and the individuals who attempt to foil them. |