River Notes: Drought and the Twilight of the American West -- A Natural and Human History of the Colorado Davis Wade
From international bestselling author Wade Davis comes a beautifully-written, fascinating history of the Colorado River that offers "both a love song and a paean of regret to America's most…
Specifikacia River Notes: Drought and the Twilight of the American West -- A Natural and Human History of the Colorado Davis Wade
From international bestselling author Wade Davis comes a beautifully-written, fascinating history of the Colorado River that offers "both a love song and a paean of regret to America's most spectacular river" (Denver Post) and "a plea to save [it] before it's too late" (The Wall Street Journal).In this remarkable blend of history, science, and personal observation, former National Geographic Explorer and anthropologist Wade Davis tells 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
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