Purseglove, Jeremy. Taming the flood : A history and natural history of rivers and wetlands / Jeremy Pursegloce. - New York : Oxford University Press, 1989. - vii, 307 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Includes index and bibliography. Open access. Subjects--Topical Terms: Flood control environmental aspects.Drainage environmental aspects--Britain.Stream conservation--Great Britain.Riparian ecology--Great Britain.