02723cam a22003973u 4500 73739 UtSlPG 20260610134715.0 m cr n 260607r20241914utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG en iso639-1 PS Aiken, Ednah, 1872-1960 The river Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2024 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2024-05-31 Richard Hulse, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The River" by Ednah Aiken is a novel written in the early 20th century. This engaging story unfolds in the American Southwest and primarily follows the life of K. C. Rickard, an engineer who has recently relocated to Tucson. The narrative captivates readers with themes of ambition, loyalty, and the struggles associated with controlling nature, particularly through the problematic diversion of the Colorado River. At the start of the narrative, Rickard arrives at the office of Tod Marshall, a key figure in Arizona politics and business. Dressed sharply for the Tucson climate, Rickard is immediately perceived as an outsider by the other office employees. As he waits for Marshall, he reflects on his journey from a respectable engineering position to working in a politically charged environment, and he is soon drawn into the challenging task of managing the Colorado River, an undertaking fraught with difficulty and potential failure. The opening chapters introduce a cast of characters, including the enigmatic Marshall and the flawed but earnest Tom Hardin, setting the stage for a tale of redemption and the trials of navigating complex relationships in a fiercely competitive landscape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1914 Western stories California -- Fiction Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Fiction Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico) -- Fiction Irrigation -- California -- Fiction Water rights -- California -- Fiction Water-supply -- California -- Fiction Riesenberg, Sidney H., 1885-1971 https://archive.org/details/theriver00aikerich https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/73739 114464 114464