A River No More: The Colorado River and the West
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| Rating | : | 4.45 (758 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520205642 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 372 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-02-06 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Philip Fradkin has updated this valuable book with a new preface.. Ever increasing demands on the river to supply cities in the desert render this new edition all too timely. Here is the definitive history of the development of the Colorado River and the claims made on its waters, from its source in the Wyoming Rockies to the California and Arizona borders where, so saline it kills plants, it peters out just short of the Gulf of California
Biased I like it, but it is clearly written in favor of those against the water rights of the Imperial Valley. It would be better if it were just factual.. Holy crap, what a depressing book. This book is a real downer.Even the cover is.Even the title! The Colorado River's not a river anymore? It's true. Can you turn a river on and off? Can you control how fast a river flows? (That sounds more likea DITCH!)The Colorado is the most regulated river in America. Over forty dams control its water, and with a word from the right people, its flow can be stopped just like that.The river starts in the mountains north of Grand Junction, C. Amazon Customer said rehash with reverberating adjectives. Not new info- lots of available newpaper article data- much to do about environmentals- and not mush ,eat of new ideas, slants, viewpoints
Watkins, "San Francisco Chronicle Review . H. "The most comprehensive book we have had or are ever likely to have on the Colorado River-a portrait with a message."--T
Philip L. His book Fallout was nominated for both a Pultizer and a Bancroft Prize.. Fradkin is an environmental historian, the author of six acclaimed books on the American West, most recently The Seven States of California (1995)