Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West TC_Bestseller he takes up the challenge

he takes up the challenge of describing what it means to be alive in a way that every reader can understand

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Allen has rewritten the book from start to finish

she revisits her mother's life of fiercely kept secrets

opening the door to nonwhite migration at levels never seen before-and changing America in ways that those who debated it could hardly have imagined

Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West TC_Bestseller he takes up the challengeWhen Henry David Thoreau went for his daily walk, he would consult his instincts on which direction to follow. More often than not his inner compass pointed west or southwest. "The future lies that way to me," he explained, "and the earth seems more unexhausted and richer on that side." In his own imaginative way, Thoreau was imitating the countless young pioneers, prospectors, and entrepreneurs who were zealously following Horace Greeley's famous