'This updated edition of the 1979 original covers the landmark struggle to save the New River from damming in the 1970s. The grassroots movement emphasized the river's cultural and historical value rather than narrow environmental issues and became one of the great victories of the conservationist movement'--Provided by publisher.

The author recounts humorous anecdotes concerning his experiences as a lawyer and a member of the United States Senate

The chairman of the Senate Select Committee recounts the committee's dayby-day discoveries and uses the Watergate players' own words to refute the idea that Nixon was driven out of office by a vindictive press