Author

Publication

2001-04-15 - Columbia University Press

Language

English

Word Count

74,000 words, Guess

Page Count

296 pages

Physical Format

Paperback

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100231084196
  • ISBN-139780231084192
  • Goodreads815362
  • LibraryThing383910
  • OCLC Control Number491348399
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780231084192
  • Open LibraryOL9501963M

Classifications

  • LCCGB460.A2
  • DDC333.91/715/0973
  • LCCGB460.A2 D4 1999

Description

"Against the Tide offers a passionate yet evenhanded account of the crisis facing America's beaches - and what we must do to protect them.". "With harrowing accounts of natural disasters, lucid explanations of the physics of the beach and coastal ecology, reports of unwise construction, and a clear-eyed elucidation of public policy and conservation issues, this book illustrates in rich detail the conflicting interests, short-term responses, and long-term imperatives that will shape the future of the American coast."--BOOK JACKET.

First Sentence

As the twentieth century dawned on Galveston, Texas, the island city was a thriving place.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Against the TidePaperbackColumbia University Press2001-04-15

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