River Flowing From The Sunrise : An Environmental History of the Lower San Juan /
The authors recount twelve millennia of history along the lower San Juan River, much of it the story of mostly unsuccessful human attempts to make a living from the river's arid and fickle environment. From the Anasazi to government dam builders, from Navajo to Mormon herders and farmers, from...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
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Logan :
Utah State University Press,
c2000.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | The authors recount twelve millennia of history along the lower San Juan River, much of it the story of mostly unsuccessful human attempts to make a living from the river's arid and fickle environment. From the Anasazi to government dam builders, from Navajo to Mormon herders and farmers, from scientific explorers to busted miners, the San Juan has attracted more attention and fueled more hopes than such a remote, unpromising, and muddy stream would seem to merit. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (234 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 1980211) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0874213975 9780874213973 0874214033 9780874214031 |