Book Study Stroll - The Control of Nature
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We'll focus on the book by John McPhee called "The Control of Nature". I read this years ago, probably shortly after it was published in 1989, and this book was recently recommended reading for us by the geology teacher at Mendocino College.
Three fascinating stories are presented.This week and next will be about Iceland's attempt to stop a volcano, The first two weeks were about Army Corps attempt to change the course of the Mississippi, and the final two weeks will be about the effort to stop the mountains from sliding down into Los Angeles. Each of these articles were originally published in The New Yorker. I have returned to this book a few times, like a good old movie!
Dec '25, I found a copy at the used book store in Santa Rosa's fourth street. $7. Library and the local book stores are also good places to find a copy. & Probably a free pdf is online.
Thank you all for reading with me! And strolling those Low Gap hills.
Picture is one of David Nelson's while we were on top of Mt. Konocti our own backyard volcano. Airline - 30 miles from Ukiah