| River Flowing from the Sunrise: An Environmental History of the Lower San Juan Contributor(s): Aton, James M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0874214033 ISBN-13: 9780874214031 Publisher: Utah State University Press OUR PRICE: $27.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: The authors recount 12 millennia of history along the lower San Juan River, much of it the story of unsuccessful human attempts to make a living from the river's arid and fickle environment. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Nature | Ecosystems & Habitats - Rivers - Social Science | Human Geography - Science | Life Sciences - Ecology |
| Dewey: 304.2 |
| LCCN: 00010229 |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 8.54" W x 11" (1.45 lbs) 232 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Western U.S. - Geographic Orientation - Colorado - Geographic Orientation - Utah |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The authors recount twelve millennia of history along the lower San Juan River, much of it the story of mostly unsuccessful human attempts to make a living from the river's arid and fickle environment. From the Anasazi to government dam builders, from Navajo to Mormon herders and farmers, from scientific explorers to busted miners, the San Juan has attracted more attention and fueled more hopes than such a remote, unpromising, and muddy stream would seem to merit. |