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RECORD NUMBER: 7 OF 9Main Title | The Colorado / | |||||||||||
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Author | Waters, Frank, | |||||||||||
Publisher | Rinehart & Co., | |||||||||||
Year Published | 1946 | |||||||||||
OCLC Number | 00752576 | |||||||||||
Subjects | Colorado River (Colo-Mexico) ; Colorado River Valley (Colo-Mexico) ; Southwest, New--History ; West (US)--History ; West (United States)--History ; North America--Colorado River ; North America--Colorado River Valley ; New Southwest ; Landeskunde ; Colorado--USA, Fluss ; Southwestern States--History | |||||||||||
Additional Subjects | The West--Hist ; Colorado river ; Southwest, New--Hist | |||||||||||
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Collation | xii, 400 pages, 3 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations (1 color), maps ; 21 cm. | |||||||||||
Notes | Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-393) and index. |
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Contents Notes | Introduction: Its character -- Its background. The Colorado pyramid ; High country ; The shining mountains ; Mesa and plateau ; The desert ; Its delta -- Its people. The conquerors ; The padres ; The trappers ; The settlers ; The outcasts ; Its travelers ; "The People" ; The inheritors -- Its future. Imperial Valley ; The Colorado River Project ; Boulder Dam ; Canal, aqueduct and treaty ; Long view -- Grand CaƱon. |