This Language, A River is an introduction to the history of English that recognizes multiple varieties of the language in both current and historical contexts.

This Language, A River is an introduction to the history of English that recognizes multiple varieties of the language in both current and historical contexts.

In the Zohar, the jewel in the crown of Jewish mystical literature, the verse "A river flows from Eden to water the garden" (Genesis 2:10) symbolizes the river

"Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota responses to the Lewis and Clark Expedition and bicentennial", subtitle appearing on front cover.

On a series of solitary walks around London, a woman recalls the rivers she's encountered in prose reminiscent of Sebald.