Damming Grand Canyon : The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition / / Diane E. Boyer and Robert H. Webb ; U.S. Geological Survey ; foreword by Michael Collier |
Autore | Boyer Diane E |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Logan, Utah : , : Utah State University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
Disciplina |
917.91/320434
917.91320434 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WebbRobert H |
Soggetto topico |
Water resources development - Arizona - Grand Canyon - History - 20th century
Water-supply - Political aspects - Arizona - Grand Canyon - History - 20th century Dams - Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) - History - 20th century River surveys - Colorado River (Colo.-Mexico) - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-283-26740-3
9786613267405 0-87421-665-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Water and the Colorado desert -- Where should the dams be? politics, the Colorado River Compact, and the Geological Survey's role -- Prelude to an expedition : Washington and Flagstaff -- A cumbersome journey : Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry to the Little Colorado River -- Surveys and portages : Furnace Flats through the Inner Gorge -- Of flips and floods : Bass Canyon to Diamond Creek -- Feeling their oats : Diamond Creek to Needles -- Aftermath : politics and the strident hydraulic engineer. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213824203321 |
Boyer Diane E
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Hell or high water : James White's disputed passage through Grand Canyon, 1867 / / Eilean Adams |
Autore | Adams Eilean <1923-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Logan : , : Utah State University Press, , 2001 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (229 p.) |
Disciplina | 917.91/3044 |
Soggetto topico | Gold miners - Colorado |
ISBN |
1-282-49050-8
9786612490507 0-87421-465-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; List of Illustrations; Introduction; Prologue; 1 Callville; 2 Who Was James White?; 3 White's War; 4 The Road to Gold; 5 The Rescue; 6 Downriver Crier; 7 The News Spreads East; 8 General Palmer and the Railroad Survey; 9 Dr. Parry's Report; 10 Major Calhoun's Version; 11 Major Powell; 12 On the Road Again; 13 Powell's Conquest of the Grand Canyon; 14 Enter Robert Brewster Stanton; 15 Senate Document No. 42; 16 Battle of The Trail; 17 The White Family and Dock Marston; 18 Grand Canyon History: Discoveries and Rediscoveries; 19 Bob Euler and Square One; 20 In James White's Footsteps
21 Summary and Conclusions: Part A22 Summary and Conclusions: Part B; 23 Summary and Conclusions: Part C; 24 Resolution; Appendix A: James White's 1867 Letter; Appendix B: James White's 1917 Statement; Chapter Notes; References, Sources, and Related Subjects; Author's Note |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213827803321 |
Adams Eilean <1923->
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Westwater lost and found / / Mike Milligan |
Autore | Milligan Mike <1954-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Logan, : Utah State University Press, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
Disciplina | 979.2 |
ISBN |
1-283-26712-8
9786613267122 0-87421-490-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | First touched by man : beginnings -- Westwater town : a trip in time -- Gunslingers and bad guys -- Cattle versus sheep -- Rocks, dams, and hideouts : entering the canyon -- The river runners : entering the gorge -- Skull Rapid -- The Memorial. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910213816303321 |
Milligan Mike <1954->
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