The Colorado River Flowing Through Conflict 1st Ed HARDCOVER Waterman McBride

Description: The Colorado River Flowing Through Conflict 1st Ed HARDCOVER Waterman McBride_________________________________ The Colorado River Flowing Through Conflict by Jonathan WatermanPhotography by Peter McBridePublished by Westcliff Publishers (2011) Condition:LIKE NEW 1st Edition Hardcover Book with Dust Jacket! The binding is tight and all 160 pages within are bright white with NO WRITING, UNDERLINING, HIGH-LIGHTING, RIPS, TEARS, BENDS OR FOLDS! The covers look near perfect, as can be seen in my photos. You will be happy with this one! Always handled carefully and packaged securely! Buy with confidence from a seller who takes the time to show you the details and not use just stock photos. Please check out all my pictures and email with any questions! Thanks for looking! About the Book:Supplying vital water to more than 30 million Americans living in the arid West, the Colorado River is one of the most diverted, dammed, and heavily litigated rivers in the world. In full-color, photo essay format, The Colorado River: Flowing Through Conflict, follows the river's epic 1,450-mile journey from its headwaters high in the Colorado Rockies to its dried-up delta touching the Sea of Cortez. With striking photography and authoritative prose, Peter McBride and Jonathan Waterman illuminate the historical, geographical, and environmental significance of this life-giving river. Some Book Reviews:5/5 stars - You should have this just for the photosThe Colorado River is the defining watershed of the great U.S. Southwest, and the story of what we have done with it is fascinating. McBride's photographs are so wonderful, and so descriptive of the power and beauty of this river, and the degradation is has suffered at our hands.--Kevin A. Dahl 5/5 stars - Beautiful and ThoughtfulPeter McBride's photographic talents shine throughout this book. Johnathan Waterman obvioiously experienced the length of the Colorado River with descriptions that are alluring and thought provoking. This is a great book for anyone interested in water and especially scarce western water.--J. J. Verce 4/5 stars - Bring on the drought!If you are interested in water issues in the Southwest, this book is for you. The Colorado River has become a perfect symbol of what happens when we ask too much of a limited resource: it disappears. In fact, the Colorado no longer regularly reaches the sea. Dams, irrigation and now climate change have drastically reduced the once-mighty river. Is it a sign of more things to come? The authors take us on a trip down the Colorado River, from the mountains through the reservoirs and into the basins. Approximately 30 million people rely on it's water which flows through 14 coal/gas plants & 107 hydroelectric turbines. Many of our friends browse this 9 x 12 coffee table book because it has has gorgeous pictures on every page and awesome aerial photography (I'd buy it for the many crossover aerial photos alone). Coupled with a few helpful maps, the commentary about water issues facing the Southwest will help you understand why you hear of so much more news about "droughts" and mandated water conservation programs.--R. Parry Copyright © 2018-2023 TDM Inc. The photos and text in this listing are copyrighted. I spend lots of time writing up my descriptions and despise it when un-original losers cut and paste my descriptions in as their own. It is against ebay policy and if you are caught, you will be reported to ebay and could be sued for copyright infringement and damages.

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