Author: W. Frank PonderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harvey Family
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A Labyrinth of Waterways
Author: W. Frank PonderPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Harvey Family
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Where the Water Goes
Author: David OwenPublisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0698189906
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
“Wonderfully written…Mr. Owen writes about water, but in these polarized times the lessons he shares spill into other arenas. The world of water rights and wrongs along the Colorado River offers hope for other problems.” —Wall Street Journal An eye-opening account of where our water comes from and where it all goes. The Colorado River is an essential resource for a surprisingly large part of the United States, and every gallon that flows down it is owned or claimed by someone. David Owen traces all that water from the Colorado’s headwaters to its parched terminus, once a verdant wetland but now a million-acre desert. He takes readers on an adventure downriver, along a labyrinth of waterways, reservoirs, power plants, farms, fracking sites, ghost towns, and RV parks, to the spot near the U.S.–Mexico border where the river runs dry. Water problems in the western United States can seem tantalizingly easy to solve: just turn off the fountains at the Bellagio, stop selling hay to China, ban golf, cut down the almond trees, and kill all the lawyers. But a closer look reveals a vast man-made ecosystem that is far more complex and more interesting than the headlines let on. The story Owen tells in Where the Water Goes is crucial to our future: how a patchwork of engineering marvels, byzantine legal agreements, aging infrastructure, and neighborly cooperation enables life to flourish in the desert—and the disastrous consequences we face when any part of this tenuous system fails.
Historic Waterways
Author: Reuben Gold ThwaitesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 310
Book Description
Historic Waterways
Author: Reuben Gold ThwaitesPublisher: BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN: 3732630951
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
Reproduction of the original.
Document
Author: Backcast
Author: Lou UreneckPublisher: Macmillan
ISBN: 9780312384890
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Part adventure story, part reconciliation with life's unexpected turns, and part commentary on the healing power of nature, "Backcast" explores the world of a man confronted by the hard choices divorce can bring to create a moving meditation on fatherhood.
The Colonies, 1492-1750
Author: Reuben Gold ThwaitesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
The Colonies, 1491-1750
Author: Reuben Gold ThwaitesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
The Colonies, 1492-1750
Author: Reuben Gold ThwaitesPublisher: DigiCat
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
The Colonies 1492-1750 is a book by Reuben Gold Thwaites. It presents an interesting account of the North American Colonies during the 15th to 18th centuries, filled to the brim with colorful personages and anecdotes.
50 Water Adventures to Do Before You Die
Author: Lia DittonPublisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 1472901134
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
A definitive guide to the planet's finest offerings of activities on, in or under water. Featuring gorgeous photography and practical information, this is a must-have for thrillseekers and armchair dreamers alike.