Download or read book Wild Rivers System written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 698 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Tragedy of Wild River Valley written by Martha Finley and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-10-24 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martha Finley's 'The Tragedy of Wild River Valley' is a gripping tale set in the tumultuous backdrop of the American frontier. The book masterfully weaves together themes of love, loss, and the enduring human spirit in the face of adversity. Finley's prose is both lyrical and evocative, transporting the reader to a time when danger lurked around every corner. The story's depth and complexity make it a compelling read for those interested in historical fiction and tales of the old West. The vivid descriptions of the landscape and the rich character development add layers of depth to the narrative, making it a truly immersive experience. Martha Finley's skillful storytelling brings the Wild River Valley to life in all its glory and tragedy. Readers seeking a captivating and thought-provoking read will not be disappointed with this haunting tale of love and loss on the frontier.
Download or read book Brave the Wild River The Untold Story of Two Women Who Mapped the Botany of the Grand Canyon written by Melissa L. Sevigny and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2023-05-23 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2023 National Outdoor Book Award for History/Biography Finalist for the Reading the West Book Award in Memoir/Biography A Booklist Top of the List Winner for Nonfiction in 2023 A New Yorker Best Book of 2023 "Thrilling, expertly paced, warmhearted." —Peter Fish, San Francisco Chronicle The riveting tale of two pioneering botanists and their historic boat trip down the Colorado River and through the Grand Canyon. In the summer of 1938, botanists Elzada Clover and Lois Jotter set off to run the Colorado River, accompanied by an ambitious and entrepreneurial expedition leader, a zoologist, and two amateur boatmen. With its churning waters and treacherous boulders, the Colorado was famed as the most dangerous river in the world. Journalists and veteran river runners boldly proclaimed that the motley crew would never make it out alive. But for Clover and Jotter, the expedition held a tantalizing appeal: no one had yet surveyed the plant life of the Grand Canyon, and they were determined to be the first. Through the vibrant letters and diaries of the two women, science journalist Melissa L. Sevigny traces their daring forty-three-day journey down the river, during which they meticulously cataloged the thorny plants that thrived in the Grand Canyon’s secret nooks and crannies. Along the way, they chased a runaway boat, ran the river’s most fearsome rapids, and turned the harshest critic of female river runners into an ally. Clover and Jotter’s plant list, including four new cactus species, would one day become vital for efforts to protect and restore the river ecosystem. Brave the Wild River is a spellbinding adventure of two women who risked their lives to make an unprecedented botanical survey of a defining landscape in the American West, at a time when human influences had begun to change it forever.
Download or read book Canoeing Wild Rivers written by Cliff Jacobson and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2015-03-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 30th Anniversary Edition of the classic Expedition Canoeinghas long been considered the premier guide to canoeing and exploring North America's waterways. This thirtieth-anniversary edition expertly details everything you need to know about paddling the continent's wild rivers. Outdoors writer and wilderness canoe guide Cliff Jacobson draws on his thirty-plus years of river running to give you sound advice, fresh new ideas, and advanced techniques for canoeing in the wilderness. Completely updated and revised, inside you'll find dozens of full-color photos, how-to illustrations, source charts, canoeing and camping tricks, a chapter full of hard-won advice from more than twenty-five of Jacobson's fellow canoeing experts, and a brand new chapter devoted to paddling desert and swamp rivers. Look inside to find: How to pick a crew Route and trip planning Canoeing and camping gear Navigating by map, compass, and GPS How to deal with dangerous bears Canoe hazards and rescue Barren-land travel Preparation and skills are everything when canoeing wild rivers. Take along this guide on all of your canoeing adventures.
Download or read book Behind the Wild River written by W. O. "George" Jorstad and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 1995 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Beyond the Wild River written by Sarah Maine and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-04-18 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of Kate Morton and Beatriz Williams, a highly atmospheric and suspenseful historical novel, set in the 1890s about a Scottish heiress who unexpectedly encounters her childhood friend in North America, five years after he disappeared from her family’s estate the night of a double murder. Nineteen-year-old Evelyn Ballantyre has rarely strayed from her family’s estate in the Scottish Borderlands, save for the occasional trip to Edinburgh, where her father, a respected magistrate, conducts his business—and affairs of another kind. Evelyn has always done her duty as a daughter, hiding her boredom and resentment behind good manners—so when an innocent friendship with a servant is misinterpreted by her father as an illicit union, Evelyn is appalled. Yet the consequence is a welcome one: she is to accompany her father on a trip to North America, where they’ll visit New York City, the 1893 World’s Fair in Chicago, and conclude with a fishing expedition on the Nipigon River in Canada. Now is her chance to escape her cloistered life, see the world, and reconnect with her father. Once they’re on the Nipigon, however, Evelyn is shocked to discover that their guide is James Douglas, the former stable hand and her one-time friend who disappeared from the estate after the shootings of a poacher and a gamekeeper. Many had assumed that James had been responsible, but Evelyn never could believe it. Now, in the wilds of a new world, far from the constraints of polite society, the truth about that day, James, and her father will be revealed…to stunning consequences.
Download or read book Wild Rivers System St Croix Waterway written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considers S. 1446, to reserve public lands in 6 states for National Wild Rivers System; and S. 897, to establish St. Croix National Scenic Waterway, Minn. and Wis.
Download or read book The Wild River and the Great Dam written by Simon Boughton and published by Christy Ottaviano Books. This book was released on 2024-03-12 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ★ "In this detailed and informative work, Boughton chronicles the construction of the Hoover Dam via compellingly comprehensive text." —Publishers Weekly, starred review ★ "This well-written narrative is bound to become the authority on this modern American marvel." —Booklist, starred review Discover the complicated history behind the construction of Hoover Dam—one of the country’s most recognizable and far-reaching landmarks—and its lasting political and environmental effects on the Colorado River and the American West. At the time of its completion in 1936, Hoover Dam was the biggest dam in the world and the largest feat of architecture and engineering in the country—a statement of national ambition and technical achievement. It turned the wild Colorado River into a tame and securely managed water source, transforming millions of acres of desert into farmland while also providing water and power to the fast-growing population of the Southwest. The concrete monolith quickly became a symbol of American ingenuity; however, its history is laden with contradiction. It provided work for thousands, but it was a dangerous project that exploited desperate workers during the Depression. It helped secure the settlement and economies of the Southwest, but at the expense of Indigenous peoples and the environment; and it created a dependency on the Colorado River’s water, which is under threat from overuse and climate change. Weaving together elements of engineering, geography, and political and socioeconomic history, and drawing heavily from unpublished oral histories taken from dam workers and their families, Simon Boughton’s thoughtful and compelling debut—featuring historical photographs throughout—follows the construction and impact of Hoover Dam, and how its promise of abundance ultimately created a river in crisis today. A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection "A fascinating history of the building of the Hoover Dam…. A great addition to nonfiction collections covering dams, ecology, and history of the Southwest." —School Library Journal "A fascinating blend of social and environmental history and engineering." —Kirkus Reviews "Truly breathtaking. This is a powerful story and like the water slowly rising behind that concrete barrier, it becomes more powerful with each page turn." —David Macaulay, two-time recipient of the Caldecott Medal and creator of the bestselling The Way Things Work "An exciting mix of research, storytelling, and an astounding true story—one that’s still unfolding today." —Steve Sheinkin, three-time National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honor author of Bomb
Download or read book To Amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 1922 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To Amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act written by United States. Congress. Senate. Interior and Insular Affairs Committee and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 768 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book To Amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Part 3 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Subcommittee on Public Lands and published by . This book was released on 1974 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book National wild rivers system field Hearings Green River Wyoming May 17 1965 Boise Idaho May 18 1965 pp 369 620 written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hearings Reports and Prints of the Joint Economic Committee written by United States. Congress. Joint Economic Committee and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 1300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book State of the World 2005 written by Worldwatch Institute and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2005 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since September 11, 2001, many governments have reasserted the centrality of traditional, military-focused security. Emphasizing the opportunities for creating a more secure world, this edition addresses a broad range of needed reforms. Includes easy-to-read charts and tables.
Download or read book California Court of Appeal 4th Appellate District Division 3 Records and Briefs written by California (State). and published by . This book was released on with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Number of Exhibits: 9
Download or read book Wild River written by Patricia Stinson and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1871, Doctor Edmund Proft from Connecticut finds life in the New Mexico territory much harsher and demanding than he realized as he faces gunfights, robbery, ignorance, and most of all, prejudices, including his own.
Download or read book Lower Sheenjek River Wild and Scenic River Study and Legislative EIS written by and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
