| Gila: The Life and Death of an American River Updated, Expand Edition Contributor(s): McNamee, Gregory (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826352472 ISBN-13: 9780826352477 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Rivers - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) |
| Dewey: 979.17 |
| LCCN: 2012020077 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.9" W x 7.9" (0.70 lbs) 240 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Cultural Region - Southwest U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Arizona - Geographic Orientation - New Mexico |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For sixty million years, the Gila River, longer than the Hudson and the Delaware combined, has shaped the ecology of the Southwest from its source in New Mexico to its confluence with the Colorado River in Arizona. Today, for at least half its length, the Gila is dead, like so many of the West's great rivers, owing to overgrazing, damming, and other practices. This richly documented cautionary tale narrates the Gila's natural and human history. Now updated, McNamee's study traces recent efforts to resuscitate portions of this important riparian corridor. |
Contributor Bio(s): McNamee, Gregory: - Gregory McNamee is a widely published author, editor, and photographer who lives in Tucson, Arizona. |