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Seven Rivers: A Journey through the Currents of Human History
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A sweeping story of humanity told through seven crucial waterways. Historian Vanessa Taylor takes readers through the history of the world's conflicts, conquests and progressions, from the Nile, to the Mississippi to the Ganges and more.
A magisterial history of the seven rivers representing the great natural arteries running through civilization, by virtue of the roles they have played in our shared and conflicted world history.
Every river deserves its own history.
The seven rivers in this narrative were chosen because they are major rivers that magnify the common qualities of these great natural arteries that run through civilization. The Nile, Danube, Niger, Mississippi, Ganges, Yangtze, and Thames are all "world river...
Every river deserves its own history.
The seven rivers in this narrative were chosen because they are major rivers that magnify the common qualities of these great natural arteries that run through civilization. The Nile, Danube, Niger, Mississippi, Ganges, Yangtze, and Thames are all "world river...