Author: Richard Norman Coolidge
Publisher:
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Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 494
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History of the Colorado River During the Steamboat Era
Author: Richard Norman Coolidge
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 494
Book Description
History of the Colorado River During the Steamboat Era /by Richard Norman Coolidge
Author: Richard Norman Coolidge
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Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 247
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Publisher:
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Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 247
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Steamboats on the Colorado River, 1852-1916
Author: Richard E. Lingenfelter
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 220
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Navigating the Fluid Boundaries
Author: Eric Boime
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Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Category : Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico)
Languages : en
Pages : 26
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Contested Waters
Author: April R. Summitt
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1607322110
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
"To fully understand this river and its past, one must examine many separate pieces of history scattered throughout two nations--seven states within the United States and two within Mexico--and sort through a large amount of scientific data. One needs to be part hydrologist, geologist, economist, sociologist, anthropologist, and historian to fully understand the entire story. Despite this river's narrow size and meager flow, its tale is very large indeed." -From the conclusion The Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people. Contested Waters tells the river's story-a story of conquest, control, division, and depletion. Beginning in prehistory and continuing into the present day, Contested Waters focuses on three important and often overlooked aspects of the river's use: the role of western water law in its over-allocation, the complexity of power relationships surrounding the river, and the concept of sustainable use and how it has been either ignored or applied in recent times. It is organized in two parts, the first addresses the chronological history of the river and long-term issues, while the second examines in more detail four specific topics: metropolitan perceptions, American Indian water rights, US-Mexico relations over the river, and water marketing issues. Creating a complete picture of the evolution of this crucial yet over-utilized resource, this comprehensive summary will fascinate anyone interested in the Colorado River or the environmental history of the Southwest.
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
ISBN: 1607322110
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
"To fully understand this river and its past, one must examine many separate pieces of history scattered throughout two nations--seven states within the United States and two within Mexico--and sort through a large amount of scientific data. One needs to be part hydrologist, geologist, economist, sociologist, anthropologist, and historian to fully understand the entire story. Despite this river's narrow size and meager flow, its tale is very large indeed." -From the conclusion The Colorado River is a vital resource to urban and agricultural communities across the Southwest, providing water to 30 million people. Contested Waters tells the river's story-a story of conquest, control, division, and depletion. Beginning in prehistory and continuing into the present day, Contested Waters focuses on three important and often overlooked aspects of the river's use: the role of western water law in its over-allocation, the complexity of power relationships surrounding the river, and the concept of sustainable use and how it has been either ignored or applied in recent times. It is organized in two parts, the first addresses the chronological history of the river and long-term issues, while the second examines in more detail four specific topics: metropolitan perceptions, American Indian water rights, US-Mexico relations over the river, and water marketing issues. Creating a complete picture of the evolution of this crucial yet over-utilized resource, this comprehensive summary will fascinate anyone interested in the Colorado River or the environmental history of the Southwest.
A Wild Red River Tamed
Author: Pete Klocki
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440180547
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
"A WILD REDHEAD TAMED"--A brief history of the steps to contain and control the mighty Colorado River. Prior to man's control of the Colorado River, it ran red, wild, and full of silt. Today we have the two largest man-made reservoirs in the U.S. on the Colorado River, an incomparable rafting experience in the Grand Canyon, and power and water for people living in the west. The crown jewel of the Colorado is without a doubt, Lake Powell. Read the history of each of Lake Powell's canyons to enhance your Lake Powell visit and knowledge of the history of the Colorado River basin.
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1440180547
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
"A WILD REDHEAD TAMED"--A brief history of the steps to contain and control the mighty Colorado River. Prior to man's control of the Colorado River, it ran red, wild, and full of silt. Today we have the two largest man-made reservoirs in the U.S. on the Colorado River, an incomparable rafting experience in the Grand Canyon, and power and water for people living in the west. The crown jewel of the Colorado is without a doubt, Lake Powell. Read the history of each of Lake Powell's canyons to enhance your Lake Powell visit and knowledge of the history of the Colorado River basin.
The Romance of the Colorado River: the Story of Its Discovery in 1840 With an Account of the Later Explorations and With Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell Through the Line of the Great Canyons
Author: Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465525815
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
ISBN: 1465525815
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 348
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The Romance of the Colorado River
Author: Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh
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Category : Colorado River
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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Category : Colorado River
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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A River No More
Author: Philip L. Fradkin
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520205642
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Here is the definitive history of the development of the Colorado River and the claims made on its waters, from its source in the Wyoming Rockies to the California and Arizona borders where, so saline it kills plants, it peters out just short of the Gulf of California. Ever increasing demands on the river to supply cities in the desert render this new edition all too timely. Philip Fradkin has updated this valuable book with a new preface.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520205642
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 396
Book Description
Here is the definitive history of the development of the Colorado River and the claims made on its waters, from its source in the Wyoming Rockies to the California and Arizona borders where, so saline it kills plants, it peters out just short of the Gulf of California. Ever increasing demands on the river to supply cities in the desert render this new edition all too timely. Philip Fradkin has updated this valuable book with a new preface.
Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries
Author: Smithsonian Institution
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Map and profile in pocket. Chapters 1-9 of pt. 1, with six chapters added, were pub. later (Meadville, Pa., 1895) under title: Canyons of the Colorado, by J.W. Powell ... pt. 1. History of the explorations of the cañons of the Colorado [May 24-Sept. 20, 1869] Report on a trip to the mouth of the Dirty Devil River [May 27-July 11, 1872] by A.H. Thompson.--pt. 2. On the physical features of the valley of the Colorado.--pt. 3. Zoology: Abstracts of results of a study of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, by Elliott Coues. Addendum A. The cranial and dental characters of Geomydæ, by Elliott Coues. Addendum B. Notes on the salamander of Florida (Geomys Tueza) by G.B. Goode. The present report does not include a narrative of the second descent of the river in 1871-1872, a detailed account of which may be found in F.S. Dellenbaugh's A canyon voyage, New York, 1908.
Publisher:
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Category : America
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Map and profile in pocket. Chapters 1-9 of pt. 1, with six chapters added, were pub. later (Meadville, Pa., 1895) under title: Canyons of the Colorado, by J.W. Powell ... pt. 1. History of the explorations of the cañons of the Colorado [May 24-Sept. 20, 1869] Report on a trip to the mouth of the Dirty Devil River [May 27-July 11, 1872] by A.H. Thompson.--pt. 2. On the physical features of the valley of the Colorado.--pt. 3. Zoology: Abstracts of results of a study of the genera Geomys and Thomomys, by Elliott Coues. Addendum A. The cranial and dental characters of Geomydæ, by Elliott Coues. Addendum B. Notes on the salamander of Florida (Geomys Tueza) by G.B. Goode. The present report does not include a narrative of the second descent of the river in 1871-1872, a detailed account of which may be found in F.S. Dellenbaugh's A canyon voyage, New York, 1908.