The San Joaquin

While nearly all of America's major rivers have been compromised, few have been so misused as the San Joaquin. In its comparatively brief history, it has been dammed, diverted, and depleted beyond comprehension. Here, in colourful and informative prose, veteran author Gene Rose identifies the forces and figures who have shaped, altered, and corrupted this once mighty waterway which some now view as "a river betrayed".

The Setting; The Genesis of the San Joaquin River; The Indians & the River of Many Names; Stockton to Millerton -- Port to Fort; The San Joaquin Beckons; Henry Miller -- The Man, the Myth & the River; Water & Irrigation -- Power & Politics; Steamboats on the San Joaquin; John Muir & the Headwaters of Conservation; Tools Tempered in the River; San Joaquin Hydropower; The River Betrayed; The River Rearranged; Fish, Fowl & Fun Along the San Joaquin; Selenium, Salts & the San Joaquin River; Hard Choices; Index.