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02311cam a2200469 a 4500 001 56A14890FBD011DEB3E93EDF5F36B428 003 SILO 005 20100524141935 008 080912s2009 caua b s001 0 eng 010 $a 2008040510 020 $a 0520257030 (cloth : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780520257030 (cloth : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)258770288 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d YDXCP $d UKM $d C#P $d BWX $d CDX $d GDC $d HEBIS $d IOV $d SILO 050 00 $a GB561 $b .W64 2009 082 00 $a 508.78 $2 22 100 1 $a Wohl, Ellen E., $d 1962- 245 1 $a Of rock and rivers : $b seeking a sense of place in the American West / $c Ellen Wohl. 260 $a Berkeley, Calif. : $b University of California Press, $c c2009. 300 $a xix, 267 p. : $b ill. ; $c 22 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 241-260) and index. 505 0 $a The Western reserve -- A sense of space -- River days: paradise found -- River days: paradise lost -- The delicate strength of rock -- The Western rampart -- Where the winds live -- Colorado burning -- Let it snow! -- Equifinality -- What is natural? -- The disillusioned angler -- Poisoning the well -- Adventures in the still unknown interior of North America. 520 $a This deeply personal collection of essays paints a progressive view of the American West as seen by a geologist. The author traces her twenty years of living and conducting research in the natural landscapes of the West as she investigates the conflict between environmental history and widely held romanticized views of the region. 650 0 $a River channels $z West (U.S.) 650 0 $a Rivers $z West (U.S.) 650 0 $a Geological time. 650 0 $a Geology $z West (U.S.) 650 0 $a Human ecology $z West (U.S.) 650 0 $a Landscape changes $z West (U.S.) 650 07 $a Hydrologie. $2 swd 650 07 $a Geologie. $2 swd 650 07 $a OÌkologie. $2 swd 651 7 $a USA / Weststaaten. $2 swd 941 $a 6 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190305055843.0 952 $l OIAX792 $d 20110111010711.0 952 $l UDAX314 $d 20100524142621.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20100503143336.0 952 $l OMAX631 $d 20100201083435.0 952 $l PTAX572 $d 20100120073657.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=56A14890FBD011DEB3E93EDF5F36B428 994 $a 02 $b IOVInitiate Another SILO Locator Search