Running dry : a journey from source to sea down the Colorado River / Jonathan Waterman.

Author
Waterman, Jonathan [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
  • Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, [2010]
  • ©2010
Description
305 pages, 14 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm + 1 map (color ; 34 x 27 cm, folded to 9 x 5 cm)

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    Summary note
    Waterman takes an unprecedented journey down the Colorado River, paddling in his kayak and hiking on foot, all 1,450 miles from the Rocky Mountains to its Mexican delta.
    Notes
    • Col. map, entitled Colorado River Basin, lifeline for an arid land (34 x 27 cm., folded to 22 x 14 cm), , partially affixed to p. [3] of cover.
    • Includes index.
    Contents
    • The grand ditch
    • Moving water through mountains
    • Onto a nonnavigable river
    • Home waters
    • Pandora's box
    • Canyonlands
    • Lake Foul or jewel of the Colorado?
    • Of dads, lawns, and dams
    • The Grand Canyon chub
    • The lights of Las Vegas
    • Major Powell versus rampant growth
    • Birds and farms
    • The Mexican delta.
    ISBN
    • 9781426205057 ((hbk.))
    • 1426205058 ((hbk.))
    LCCN
    2010001704
    OCLC
    303041757
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