Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of The Control of Nature

The Control of Nature
reviewed on + 91 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2


John McPhee is a great writer, and here captures human hubris, governmental ego and overspending, in the face of resolute nature.
Especially relevant is the section on the Corp of Engineers and work on the Mississippi river, in light of hurricane Katrina.