Great rivers of the world.

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Summary:

Examines the rivers of the world, their ecology, and the people who live near them.

General Note:: Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:: "River, run down to the sea" / John M. Kauffmann -- [I.] The rivers of Africa & other continental essays / Ronald Reed Boyce & Book Service editors. The Nile / Geoffrey Moorhouse & Robert Caputo ; The Zaire / Georg Gerster -- [II.] The rivers of Europe. The Danube / Ross S. Bennett & Adam Woolfitt ; The Volga / Margaret Sedeen & Cary Wolinsky ; The Thames / Cameron Thomas ; The Rhône / Mary B. Dickinson & Farrell Grehan -- [III.] The rivers of Asia. The Ganges / George F. Mobley ; Siberia / Ernest B. Furgurson ; The Yangtze / Robert M. Poole & Thomas Nebbia -- [IV.] The rivers of Australia -- [V.] The rivers of South America. The Amazon / Jonathan B. Tourtellot & David Louis Olson ; The Paraná-La Plata / Carol Bittig Lutyk & David Louis Olson -- [VI.] The rivers of North America. The Mississippi-Missouri / Amanda Parsons & Nathan Benn ; The Yukon / Bill Thomas & George F. Mobley ; The St. Lawrence / William Howarth & Nathan Benn ; The Rio Grande / Edward Abbey -- Earth's longest rivers.