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01990aam a2200409 i 4500 001 976E777EB21E11EBA3B7F59C2EECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20210511010310 008 200910s2021 ctuab b 001 0 eng d 020 $a 1493040146 020 $a 9781493040148 035 $a (OCoLC)1222803821 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d YDX $d SILO 043 $a n-ust-- $a n-mx--- $a n-ust-- 050 4 $a F788 $b .W3 2021 050 4 $a F788 $b .W3 2021 082 04 $a 979.1/3 $2 23 100 1 $a Waters, Frank, $d 1902-1995, $e author. 245 14 $a The Colorado / $c Frank Waters ; illustrated by Nicolai Fechin ; maps by George Annand ; with a new foreword by Jonathan Waterman. 250 $a [New editon]. 264 1 $a Guilford : $b The Lyons Press, $c 2021. 300 $a xxviii, 392 pages : $b illustrations, maps ; $c 22 cm. 490 1 $a Rivers of America. 500 $a Originally published: 1946. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a The vast Colorado River collects water from the highest Rocky Mountain peaks and traverses the widest plateaus, the deepest canyons, and the lowest deserts before emptying into the delta of northern Mexico. This austere land and mighty river resist exploration, settlement, and description. But in the hands of one of the West's great writers, Frank Waters, the history and lore of its past make irresistible reading and a resounding case for mankind's respect for the environment. 651 0 $a Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) 651 0 $a Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) 651 0 $a Southwest, New $x History. 651 0 $a West (U.S.) $x History. 655 7 $a History. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411628. 700 1 $a Feshin, Nikola#U Ivanovich, $d 1881-1955, $e illustrator. 700 1 $a Annand, George, $e illustrator. 830 0 $a Rivers of America. 941 $a 1 952 $l HRPE845 $d 20210511012304.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=976E777EB21E11EBA3B7F59C2EECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search