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Far more than oil, the control of water wealth throughout history has been pivotal to the rise and fall of great powers, the achievements of civilization, the transformations of society's vital habitats, and the quality of ordinary daily lives. In Water, Steven Solomon offers the first-ever... read more
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- Chris: Add a description of this character.
- Teddy Roosevelt
- James Watt
- Boulton
- Muhammad Ali
- Henry
- Muslim
- Nasser
- Alexander
- Lake Mead
- Dulles
- Nelson
- Mahan
- Lowell
- Powell
- Li Bing
- Da Gama
- De Lesseps
- Cheng Ho
- Sadat
- Themistocles
- Burgoyne
- Arkwright
- Hoover Dam
- Jefferson
- Mulholland
- Cornwallis
- Chadwick
- Medina
- Clinton
- Agrippa
- Erie
- Napoléon
- Slater
Setting & Locations edit
- China
- Egypt
- America
- Europe
- Rome
- England
- Indian Ocean
- United States
- New York
- France
- Israel
- Spain
- Islam
- Britain
- Atlantic
- London
- Ethiopia
- California
- Mesopotamia
- Africa
- Asia
- Colorado River
- Turkey
- Syria
- Venice
- Panama
- Yellow River
- Aswan
- Mississippi
- Middle East
- Sudan
- Beijing
- Italy
- Pakistan
- Portugal
- Alexandria
- Constantinople
- Washington
- Iraq
- Mexico
- Caribbean
- Texas
- Athens
- Paris
- Baghdad
- Jordan
- Sicily
- Far West
First Sentence edit
In 1763 a twenty-seven-year-old instrument maker named James Watt repaired a model of a Newcomen steam engine owned by the University of Glasgow.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Steven Solomon (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harper
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 5 Jan 2010
ISBN: 0060548304
Page Count: 608
Publisher: Harper
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 5 Jan 2010
ISBN: 0060548304
Page Count: 608
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- Dewey: 553.7
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