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Damming Grand Canyon : The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition / / Diane E. Boyer and Robert H. Webb ; U.S. Geological Survey ; foreword by Michael Collier
| 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 |
| ISBN |
9786613267405
9781283267403 1283267403 9780874216653 0874216656 |
| 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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| Logan, Utah : , : Utah State University Press, , 2007 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Hell or high water : James White's disputed passage through Grand Canyon, 1867 / / Eilean Adams
| 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 |
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Adams Eilean <1923->
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| Logan : , : Utah State University Press, , 2001 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Westwater lost and found / / Mike Milligan
| 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 |
| Soggetto topico | HISTORY / General |
| ISBN |
9786613267122
9781283267120 1283267128 9780874214901 0874214904 |
| 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 |
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Milligan Mike <1954->
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| Logan, : Utah State University Press, 2004 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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