Editors at Choice–“a publishing unit at the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association”–named Speaking for the River an “Outstanding Academic Title” in October 2018. The Head of Oberlin College’s Science Library Alison Ricker writes that the book is “exceptionally readable, compelling, and highly relevant to any situation in which citizen groups and state and federal government bodies grapple with polluters.” This is extremely gratifying to read, because this was foremost among my intentions in writing the book, but unless and until I receive feedback from readers I cannot know that I’ve achieved my goal!
Ricker further concludes that “the book—with its extensive bibliography, bibliographic essay, 50 illustrations, and detailed index—will inform policy makers and environmentalists alike.” This was also a goal. I wanted to produce a work that could be appreciated not only by other academics, but by people and citizen groups working on current environmental issues.
Speaking for the River 