Reining in the Rio Grande : People, Land, and Water

English

ISBN: 0826349439

EAN: 9780826349439

Category: History / United States / State & Local / Southwest (AZ, NM, OK, TX)/Nature / Ecology/Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / Irrigation/Social Science / Customs & Traditions/Science / Environmental Science/

Publisher: University of New Mexico Press

Release Date: 02/01/2012

Synopsis: This study examines human interactions with the Rio Grande from prehistoric time to the present day and explores what possibilities remain for the desert river. From the perspectives of law, development, tradition, and geology, the authors weigh what has been gained and lost by reining in the Rio Grande.

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Reining in the Rio Grande : People, Land, and Water

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Hardcover

Width: 6.0 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Weight: 0.04 oz

Pages: 262