Rivers Run Through Us
Title | Rivers Run Through Us PDF eBook |
Author | Eric B. Taylor |
Publisher | Rocky Mountain Books Ltd |
Pages | 323 |
Release | 2021-10 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 177160512X |
An engaging, informative, and personal exploration of some of the great rivers of North America. The physical nature of rivers has influenced the course of human history and development, whether it be in the prosecution of major conflicts (US Civil War), patterns of development and social change (dams on the Columbia River), the economy (gold rushes, agricultural development), or international relations (US and Mexico and the Colorado River). The centrality of human-river interactions has had great impacts on the biodiversity of rivers (salmon and other threatened species) that have been the focus of historical and current intense conflicts of values (e.g., water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin system and California "water wars" in general). Of the thousands of rivers in North America, 10 are profiled in Rivers Run Through Us: Mackenzie River Yukon River Fraser River Columbia River Sacramento-San Joaquin River Colorado River Rio Grande/Rio Bravo River Mississippi River Hudson River St. Lawrence River In this engaging new work, Eric Taylor takes readers on a grand tour of 10 of North America's more important river systems, exploring one fundamental issue for each that illustrates the critical role each particular stream has had -- and will have -- in the human development of North America.
Rivers Run Through Us
Title | Rivers Run Through Us PDF eBook |
Author | Eric B. Taylor |
Publisher | Rocky Mountain Books Incorporated |
Pages | 376 |
Release | 2021-10 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 9781771605113 |
An engaging, informative, and personal exploration of some of the great rivers of North America. The physical nature of rivers has influenced the course of human history and development, whether it be in the prosecution of major conflicts (US Civil War), patterns of development and social change (dams on the Columbia River), the economy (gold rushes, agricultural development), or international relations (US and Mexico and the Colorado River). The centrality of human-river interactions has had great impacts on the biodiversity of rivers (salmon and other threatened species) that have been the focus of historical and current intense conflicts of values (e.g., water in the Sacramento-San Joaquin system and California "water wars" in general). Of the thousands of rivers in North America, 10 are profiled in Rivers Run Through Us: Mackenzie River Yukon River Fraser River Columbia River Sacramento-San Joaquin River Colorado River Rio Grande/Rio Bravo River Mississippi River Hudson River St. Lawrence River In this engaging new work, Eric Taylor takes readers on a grand tour of 10 of North America's more important river systems, exploring one fundamental issue for each that illustrates the critical role each particular stream has had -- and will have -- in the human development of North America.
Where the Rivers Run North
Title | Where the Rivers Run North PDF eBook |
Author | Sam Morton |
Publisher | Greenleaf Book Group |
Pages | 631 |
Release | 2014-06-03 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 1938416716 |
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND TRAVELERS had crossed the Oregon Trail during the gold rush of 1849. Even the most backwoods warrior understood what that meant: disease, death, and conflict with the whites. As a result of the Treaty of 1851, some Indians were convinced that the country to the north—called Absaraka—might be a better option for a home range. At the very least, it held the promise of less trouble from the whites. The danger from other tribes was another matter.
Where Rivers Run
Title | Where Rivers Run PDF eBook |
Author | Gary McGuffin |
Publisher | |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1999-03 |
Genre | Canada |
ISBN | 9781550463149 |
Over 2 years and 6,000 miles newlywed Gary and Joanie McGuffin went from the Gulf of St Lawrence on the Atlantic to the Beaufort Sea in the Arctic to fulfill a dream of traveling from sea to sea by canoe.
Run, River, Run
Title | Run, River, Run PDF eBook |
Author | Ann Zwinger |
Publisher | University of Arizona Press |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 2022-03-08 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0816548234 |
The Green River runs wild, free and vigourous from southern Wyoming to northeastern Utah. Edward Abbey wrote in these pages in 1975 that Anne Zwinger's account of the Green River and its subtle forms of life and nonlife may be taken as authoritative. 'Run, River, Run,' should serve as a standard reference work on this part of the American West for many years to come." —New York Times Book Review
Rivers of America
Title | Rivers of America PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 234 |
Release | 2006-09 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN |
Photographer Tim Palmer presents hundreds of images of the U.S.'s rivers and discusses their protection and the life within them.
Where the River Flows
Title | Where the River Flows PDF eBook |
Author | Sean W. Fleming |
Publisher | Princeton University Press |
Pages | 216 |
Release | 2019-08-06 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 0691191824 |
Rivers are essential to every aspect of civilization, yet how many understand how they work? Fleming takes readers on a journey along our planet's waterways, providing a scientist's reflections on the profound interrelationships that rivers have with landscapes, ecosystems, and societies.