Thought-provoking and compelling, this book is a journey through AustraliaÍs heartland, following the rivers of the Murray-Darling Basin. Recounting journalist Chris HammerÍs experiences and impressions, it looks past the daily news reports and their sterile statistics to reveal the true impact of the riversÍ decline on the people who live along their shores and on Australia as a whole. As it discloses the residentsÍ personal stories, this account is punctuated with laughter, sadness, and reflection.
“This book is dripping with river analogies, so I may as well use one myself. The book takes its tempo from the river it studies, drawing on a broad range of local riverside towns and identities to study the river’s history, importance to communities, and its future. Hammer’s talent is the way his opinions and arguments slowly reveal themselves and bring together what he’s witnessed and heard in his travels.”
xx, 272 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Updated Edition. #060222
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