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RE: CA mudslides, read McPhee's "Control of Nature"

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Inland Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jan-13-05 09:52 AM
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RE: CA mudslides, read McPhee's "Control of Nature"


http://www.johnmcphee.com/controlofnature.htm

Three situations of man using engineering and persistance to control nature. One is the residences on the San Gabriel Mountains outside of LA, where people try to live a rural life in an environment of fire and water. It is an interesting look at the periodic disaster of mudslides.
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agates Donating Member (743 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-16-05 01:05 AM
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1. Great book
McPhee is one of my favorite authors.
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sandlapper Donating Member (251 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-19-05 06:39 PM
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2. You might also try, "Basin and Range".
NT
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