{"product_id":"before-the-flood-destruction-community-and-survival-in-the-drowned-towns-of-the-quabbin-9781643136448","title":"Before the Flood: Destruction, Community, and Survival in the Drowned Towns of the Quabbin","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the tradition of \u003ci\u003eSilent Spring, \u003c\/i\u003ea modern parable of the American experience and our paradoxical relationship with the natural world. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThough it seems a part of the \"natural\" landscape of New England today, the Swift River Valley reservoir, dam, dike, and nature area was a triumph of civil engineering. It combined forward-looking environmental stewardship and social policy, yet the \"little people\"--and the four towns in which they lived--got lost along the way. Elisabeth Rosenberg has crafted \u003ci\u003eBefore the Flood\u003c\/i\u003e to be both a modern and a universal story in a time when managed retreat will one day be a reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeticulously researched, \u003ci\u003eBefore the Flood\u003c\/i\u003e, is the first narrative book on the incredible history of the Swift River Valley and the origins Quabbin Reservoir. Rosenberg dive into the socioeconomic and psychological aspects of the Swift River Valley's destruction in order to supply drinking water for the growing populations of Boston and wider Massachusetts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is as much a human story as the story of water and landscape, and \u003ci\u003eBefore the Flood \u003c\/i\u003emovingly reveals both the stories and the science of the key players and the four flooded towns that were washed forever away.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElisabeth C. Rosenberg\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and editor who focuses on the interplay between individuals, demographic groups, and disruptive technology. She has contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFast Company\u003c\/i\u003e, Harvard University Press, and the Electronic Privacy Information Center. She divides her time between Washington, DC, and Amherst, MA.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50494548181266,"sku":"9781643136448","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_74a5db7a-d7bb-42ca-8738-fb7f5258faa1.jpg?v=1730667007","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/before-the-flood-destruction-community-and-survival-in-the-drowned-towns-of-the-quabbin-9781643136448","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}