Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Report Upon the Colorado River of the West, Explored in 1857 and 1858 by Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives ... Under the Direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys, A.A. Humphreys, Captain Topographical Engineers, in Charge. By Order of the Secretary of War
Author: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Birds
Languages : en
Pages : 476
Book Description
Report Upon the Colorado River of the West, Exploredin 1857 an 1858 by Lieutenant Joseph C. Ives,...under the Direction of the Office of Explorations and Surveys,...
Author: Joseph C. Ives
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 470
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 470
Book Description
Dam Nation
Author: Stephen Grace
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 076278587X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
In the scramble to claim water rights in the West during the fevered days of early emigration and expansion, running out of water was rarely a concern, and the dam building fever that transformed the West in the 19th and 20th centuries created a map of the region that may be unsustainable. Throughout the arid American West, metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Denver need water. These cities are growing, but water supplies are dwindling. Scientists agree that the West is heating up and drying out, leading to future water shortages that will pose a challenge to existing laws. Dam Nation looks first to the past, to the stories of the California gold rush and the earliest attempts by men to shape the landscape and tame it, takes us to the “Great American Desert” and the settlement of the west under the theory that "rain follows the plow," and then takes on the ongoing legal and moral battles in the West. Author Stephen Grace, is a novelist, a storyteller, and the author of several non-fiction books on Colorado. He weaves the facts into a compelling narrative that informs, entertains, and tells an important story.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 076278587X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 363
Book Description
In the scramble to claim water rights in the West during the fevered days of early emigration and expansion, running out of water was rarely a concern, and the dam building fever that transformed the West in the 19th and 20th centuries created a map of the region that may be unsustainable. Throughout the arid American West, metropolitan areas such as Los Angeles, Phoenix, Las Vegas and Denver need water. These cities are growing, but water supplies are dwindling. Scientists agree that the West is heating up and drying out, leading to future water shortages that will pose a challenge to existing laws. Dam Nation looks first to the past, to the stories of the California gold rush and the earliest attempts by men to shape the landscape and tame it, takes us to the “Great American Desert” and the settlement of the west under the theory that "rain follows the plow," and then takes on the ongoing legal and moral battles in the West. Author Stephen Grace, is a novelist, a storyteller, and the author of several non-fiction books on Colorado. He weaves the facts into a compelling narrative that informs, entertains, and tells an important story.
The Library of Lewis Henry Morgan
Author: Thomas R. Trautmann
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871698469
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881) was America's leading ethnologist in his day, & his scholarship played a role of exceptional importance during the critical period of the 1860s-1880s when anthropology was beginning to crystalize as a specialized field of research. Contents of this vol.: Lewis Henry Morgan & His Library; Morgan's Life & Works; The Library & Its Contents; Analysis of the Collection; Explanation of the Inventory, Catalogue, & Register; Bibliography of Morgan's Publications; The Inventory; The Catalogue; & Register of the Morgan Papers. Illus.
Publisher: American Philosophical Society
ISBN: 9780871698469
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
Lewis Henry Morgan (1818-1881) was America's leading ethnologist in his day, & his scholarship played a role of exceptional importance during the critical period of the 1860s-1880s when anthropology was beginning to crystalize as a specialized field of research. Contents of this vol.: Lewis Henry Morgan & His Library; Morgan's Life & Works; The Library & Its Contents; Analysis of the Collection; Explanation of the Inventory, Catalogue, & Register; Bibliography of Morgan's Publications; The Inventory; The Catalogue; & Register of the Morgan Papers. Illus.
Report Upon the Colorado River of the West, Explored in 1857 and 1858 by Joseph C. Ives.
Author: United States Army Corps of Topographi
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781425540494
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781425540494
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
The Majesty of the Grand Canyon
Author: Joni Kinsey
Publisher: Pomegranate
ISBN: 0764929569
Category : Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Little was known about America's most famous natural wonder until 1869, when John Wesley Powell traveled the full length of the Grand Canyon by boat. He returned each year; in 1873 he introduced it to artist Thomas Moran, whose brazenly colored, grand scale portrayals of the canyon stunned the public. In 1908, Moran's work prompted President Theodore Roosevelt to declare the Grand Canyon a national monument; by 1919, Congress had established Grand Canyon National Park.As the Santa Fe Railway opened up the Southwest, in 1892 the company began hiring artists to paint scenes of the Grand Canyon, including Moran, W. R. Leigh, and Louis Akin. Today, artists are still capturing the splendor of the Grand Canyon: Ed Mell, Clark Hulings, Wilson Hurley, Frank Mason, P. A. Nisbet, Bruce Aiken, and Earl Carpenter are among the contemporary artists represented in The Majesty of the Grand Canyon.
Publisher: Pomegranate
ISBN: 0764929569
Category : Grand Canyon (Ariz.)
Languages : en
Pages : 173
Book Description
Little was known about America's most famous natural wonder until 1869, when John Wesley Powell traveled the full length of the Grand Canyon by boat. He returned each year; in 1873 he introduced it to artist Thomas Moran, whose brazenly colored, grand scale portrayals of the canyon stunned the public. In 1908, Moran's work prompted President Theodore Roosevelt to declare the Grand Canyon a national monument; by 1919, Congress had established Grand Canyon National Park.As the Santa Fe Railway opened up the Southwest, in 1892 the company began hiring artists to paint scenes of the Grand Canyon, including Moran, W. R. Leigh, and Louis Akin. Today, artists are still capturing the splendor of the Grand Canyon: Ed Mell, Clark Hulings, Wilson Hurley, Frank Mason, P. A. Nisbet, Bruce Aiken, and Earl Carpenter are among the contemporary artists represented in The Majesty of the Grand Canyon.
Grand Canyon
Author: James Lawrence Powell
Publisher: Plume
ISBN: 9780452287877
Category : Geologists
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A scientific detective tale packed with a rich cast of characters, Grand Canyon is the story of the quest to discover the canyon's origins.
Publisher: Plume
ISBN: 9780452287877
Category : Geologists
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
A scientific detective tale packed with a rich cast of characters, Grand Canyon is the story of the quest to discover the canyon's origins.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
Author-title Catalog
Author: University of California, Berkeley. Library
Publisher:
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 1006
Book Description
History of Arizona
Author: Edward Hadduck Peplow
Publisher:
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Category : Arizona
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arizona
Languages : en
Pages : 640
Book Description