RaveThe Los Angeles TimesMacfarlane’s touch is deft, giving us exactly enough to consider the question while also showing us how this is not just about rivers but about us ... Macfarlane’s writing is as beautiful as the rivers and the hope he’s describing.
Rachel Kousser
RaveThe Los Angeles TimesA breath of fresh air ... Kousser’s biography extends beyond Alexander’s military movements and into his emotional life ... Her account is exhaustively researched — many chapters extend past 100 footnotes — but remains approachable.
