River notes : drought and the twilight of the American West : a natural and human history of the Colorado
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Vancouver, British Columbia : Greystone Books, 2023.
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Revised edition.
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184 pages : maps ; 21 cm
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Published
Vancouver, British Columbia : Greystone Books, 2023.
Format
Book
Edition
Revised edition.
Language
English
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Description
The story of America’s Nile: how it once flowed freely and how human intervention has left it near exhaustion, altering the water temperature, volume, local species, and shoreline of the river Theodore Roosevelt once urged us to "leave it as it is." Plugged by no fewer than twenty-five dams, the Colorado is the world’s most regulated river drainage, providing most of the water supply of Las Vegas, Tucson, and San Diego, and much of the power and water of Los Angeles and Phoenix, cities that are home to more than 25 million people. If it ceased flowing, the water held in its reservoirs might hold out for three to four years, but after that it would be necessary to abandon most of southern California and Arizona, and much of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. For the entire American Southwest, the Colorado is indeed the river of life, which makes it all the more tragic and ironic that by the time it approaches its final destination, it has been reduced to a shadow upon the sand, its delta dry and deserted, its flow a toxic trickle seeping into the sea. Yet despite more than a century of human interference, Davis writes, the splendor of the Colorado lives on in the river’s remaining wild rapids, quiet pools, and sweeping canyons. The story of the Colorado River is the human quest for progress and its inevitable effects—and an opportunity to learn from past mistakes and foster the rebirth of America’s most iconic waterway.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Davis, W. (2023). River notes: drought and the twilight of the American West : a natural and human history of the Colorado (Revised edition.). Greystone Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Davis, Wade. 2023. River Notes: Drought and the Twilight of the American West : A Natural and Human History of the Colorado. Greystone Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Davis, Wade. River Notes: Drought and the Twilight of the American West : A Natural and Human History of the Colorado Greystone Books, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Davis, Wade. River Notes: Drought and the Twilight of the American West : A Natural and Human History of the Colorado Revised edition., Greystone Books, 2023.
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