Ted Simon is a journalist and the author of several travel books including the international bestseller Jupiter's Travels.

"A tense, fascinating morality tale." - Marc Reisner, New York Times Book Review "The River Stops Here is a great story, chronicles an exciting chapter in California's water wars and offers heartening evidence that a single person, trusting his best instincts, can start a chain of events that overcomes the amassed might of the established powers. In these cynical times, that's a message we all need to hear." - Harold Gilliam, San Francisco Chronicle "The River Stops Here is a triumph - well conceived, elegantly arranged, and eminently fair. In short, the battle against the Dos Rios Dam produced two happy endings, the second of which is this fine book." - Steve Oney, Audubon"

• Map: Corps of Engineers' Plan for Round Valley Map: Water Systems in California 1. In the Wake of the Flood 2. "We Like to Leave a Clean Floor." 3. "Oh Shame, Shame! Where Is Thy Blush ... ?" 4. "As Far as I'm Concerned, They Can Have It." 5. "Go for the Best Deal You Can Get." 6. Timber, Gold, and the Railroad 7. "They Have Stolen the Unearned Increment." 8. Strange Fruit 9. Another Country 10. "Well, I'm Braggin' a Bit Here ... " 11. A Rancher in a Stained Hat 12. An Invitation to Battle 13. Curt Lights Up 14. How the Corps Lost Its Innocence 15. A Flood of Praise and Ridicule 16. Wish-wash at the Courthouse and Hogwash at the Fair 17. Dr. Brown Flies the Eel 18. What Is Wilderness Worth? 19. The Steelhead Jumps and Gardner Delivers 20. Leading Ike to the Water 21. Spring in Round Valley 22. Scuttling Belotti 23. The Brody Bunch 24. And the Maps Came Tumbling Down 25. "Let Me Tell You About Those Fish Guys." 26. Famous Amos and the Doody Report 27. Ike Hits the Roof 28. Ike and Gianelli Fight It Out 29. Reagan Decides ... or Does He? 30. The Aftermath 31. Epilogue Does the Water Story Ever End? An AfterwordSource Notes Bibliography AcknowledgementsIndex