'Holding Back the River: The Struggle Against Nature on America's Waterways'
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Tune in to the Magers & Quinn Facebook page or YouTube channel for a free virtual author event.
Tyler J. Kelley will present "Holding Back the River: The Struggle Against Nature on America's Waterways" in conversation with John O. Anfinson.
Tyler J. Kelley is a journalist who has written for the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The New Yorker among other publications.
John O. Anfinson is the author of "The River We Have Wrought: A History of the Upper Mississippi" and "River of History." He is the former superintendant of our local national park, the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area, and an FMR boardmember.
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