Prompt: A Microhistory
"This book combined poetic imagery of the Colourado River, with dual invigorating narratives of a team of boat guides speed run down the river during flood stage and the engineers efforts to save the Hoover Dam from failure. I love the history that helps you understand the tension between engineers who feel the dam represents all that is great about American innovation and skill, and the river guides who feel the dam represents all that is wrong with America's built environment encroaching on the natural, untamed beauty of our raw resources." — Karen