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  • Salmon

    A Fish, the Earth, and the History of Their Common Fate

    "Henry David Thoreau wrote, 'Who hears the fishes when they cry?' Maybe we need to go down to the river bank and try to listen."In what he says is the most important piece of environmental writing in his long and award-winning career, Mark Kurlansky, best-selling author of Salt and Cod, The Big Oyster, 1968, and Milk, among many others, employs his signature multi-century storytelling and ... Read more

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  • By the River

    Essays from the Water's Edge

    Memory flows like a river, and it is through its constant flow that we come into being. Twelve of our most exciting contemporary writers consider the subject of rivers and how they shape us throughout our lives, demarcating cities as well as moulding our creative consciousness. Tessa Hadley revisits Rumer Godden's The River; Jo Hamya pays homage to Virginia Woolf; Michael Malay goes nightfishing ... Read more

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  • Cadillac Desert

    The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition

    **“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the ... Read more

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  • The Great Western Divide

    A History with Crow, Coyote, Chaos and God

    by John Spivey ...
    Imagine a night long campfire somewhere on the Kaweah River surrounded by, among others, Lao Tsu, Joseph Campbell, Clarence King (the first man to map the Great Western Divide), and Chappo, the last chief of the Potwisha. Hanging around the fringes, between the light and the dark, are Coyote and Crow. These are the spirits that inform the book as it continually poses the question, “Who are we ... Read more

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  • The River Isbourne

    In the Service of Mankind

    by Mike Lovatt ...
    Series series River
    Below the northern face of Cleeve Hill, a spring brings water to the surface. Here, the River Isbourne begins its journey. Within a matter of feet, the water is put to its first use by mankind. This book is a record of how, over the last thousand years, a small country river has been put to use by the local communities. The most common use of the river has been for watermills, with twenty-two ... Read more

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  • Searching for Home Waters

    A Brook Trout Pilgrimage

    The brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) is an iconic species among fly anglers and cold-water conservationists in eastern North America. This fish registers as a powerful symbol for its beauty and its imagery in art and literature. Its presence also tells us a great deal about the health of the larger environment. When an angler has a brook trout in hand, there is confidence that the water is ... Read more

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  • When the Bosque Ran Clear

    Life Along the River from Prehistory to the Civil War

    by Dan Young ...
    When the Bosque Ran Clear: Life Along the River from Prehistory to the Civil War presents a history of early people and their environments along the Bosque River valley in North Central Texas. Spanning from the Pleistocene, thousands of years ago when the earliest peoples arrived in the cool and rainy river valley, to the time of the Comanche in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Dan Young ... Read more

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  • River Frome

    From Source to Sea

    by Steve Wallis ...
    Series series River
    The River Frome in Dorset flows for some 30 miles from the chalk uplands of central Dorset into Poole Harbour near Wareham. Its source is St John's Well in the village of Evershot, and from here it flows through some of Dorset's most scenic and historic landscapes. The river passes a wide variety of settlements, including the county town of Dorchester, the Saxon walled town of Wareham, and ... Read more

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  • The Importance of the Columbia & Rio Grande Rivers | American Geography Grade 5 | Children's Geography & Cultures Books

    There is a curious fact between the Columbia and the Rio Grande Rivers. One flows south while the other flows west. In this book, you will learn the historic and current importance of these rivers. In doing so, you will also review on what you learned about the expeditions of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Grab a copy and start reading today. ... Read more

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  • Canal Boat Lives

    by Gill Shaw ...
    Britain’s canals were largely built during the Industrial Revolution to move goods around the country. In time, this network linked the major cities, taking the narrowboats and their cargoes into the heart of urban areas. Today, the canals have been largely converted to leisure use but growing numbers of people are also turning to canals as places to live. Today’s increasingly expensive and dense ... Read more

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  • The Salton Sea

    An Account of Harriman’s Fight with the Colorado River

    by George Kennan ...
    In 1903, the US government tried to stop diversion of Colorado River water for use in the Imperial Valley. For that reason, and to bypass increased silting at the original intake, the California Development Company but a canal head in Mexico. A series of floods in 1905 destroyed a temporary dam and eroded the new canal intake. Water then rushed into the Imperial Canal-Alamo River system, allowing ... Read more

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  • The Green River of Kentucky

    Series series Kentucky Bicentennial Bookshelf
    Cutting a wide east-west swath from the Appalachian foothills to the heart of the western Kentucky coalfields, the Green River valley extends from below the Tennessee border in the south to the Ohio River in the north. The Green River of Kentucky presents a picture of the unity and diversity of the people living in the Green River valley.Helen Bartter Crocker finds that each generation of its ... Read more

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  • River Folk Tales of Britain and Ireland

    Series series Folk Tales
    Rivers and streams sculpt our landscape, and have connected our communities throughout history, from mountain to estuary and to the wide sea beyond. They give us water and food, trade and transport – yet they have a life-force all of their own.In this collection of traditional folk tales from wild rivers, lakes, and streams, Lisa Schneidau retells old stories of danger and transformation, of river ... Read more

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  • The Danube Empire

    An Environmental History of Habsburg State Building and Civic Engagement

    Series Book 31 - Intersections
    In the nineteenth century, changes to the environment, driven by ideology, natural forces, and burgeoning fossil fuel power, shifted the course of the Habsburg Empire. Along the Danube—Europe’s second longest river—hydraulic engineering projects ranging from bridges to embankments and shipping hubs affected the river’s dynamics, as did new activities related to trade, industrialization, sanitation ... Read more

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  • Following the Bend

    How to Read a River and Understand Its Nature

    by Ellen Wohl ...
    An engaging and thought-provoking introduction to river scienceWhen we look at a river, either up close or while flying over a river valley, what are we really seeing? Following the Bend takes readers on a majestic journey by water to find answers, along the way shedding light on the key concepts of modern river science, from hydrology and water chemistry to stream and wetland ecology.In this ... Read more

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  • The Giant Otter

    Giants of the Amazon

    "T he charisma of these huge, Amazonian ' river people ' burns through even the most factual descriptions, emphasi z ed by an abundance of photographs. " — BBC WildlifeThe aptly named giant otter is exceptionally well adapted to life in rivers, lakes and wetlands in tropical South America. Known in Spanish as lob... ... Read more

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  • Travels on the St. Johns River

    A selection of writings from naturalists John and William Bartram, who explored Florida in 1765In 1765 father and son naturalists John and William Bartram explored the St. Johns River Valley in Florida, a newly designated British territory and subtropical wonderland. They collected specimens and recorded extensive observations of the region’s plants, animals, geography, ecology, and Native ... Read more

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  • Ríos, estuarios y deltas del mundo y sus ecosistemas

    Un atlas desde el Amazonas y el Mekong hasta el Ebro y el Misisipi

    Desde el Amazonas y el Mekong hasta el Ebro y el Misisipi, los ríos de la Tierra esculpen paisajes antes de desembocar en los mares del mundo a través de deltas y estuarios.Su inexorable flujo transporta sedimentos y es el sustento de toda suerte de ecosistemas y comunidades. Más que ningún otro elemento de la superficie terrestre, los ríos, estuarios y deltas son de vital importancia para nuestro ... Read more

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  • Watercycle (Streams, Rivers, Lakes and Oceans): 2nd Grade Science Workbook | Children's Earth Sciences Books Edition

    Where do waters in streams and rivers go? Where do oceans lead to? These are important questions that need good answers. Luckily, there are resources – like this book – that have been designed especially for 2nd graders. Big words and systems have been cleverly reworded to make sure that even the young ones would understand them on their own. Such simplicity leads to a spike in the interest of ... Read more

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  • River Medway

    by Clive Holden ...
    Series series River
    The River Medway travels through the highly populated areas of Gillingham, Chatham, Maidstone and Tonbridge, among a number of other smaller towns and villages. Married to the Thames, the Medway has a rich and varied history. Ancient sites are plentiful along the River Medway; Bronze Age, Iron Age and Roman evidence can all be found. Two military battles have also been named after the river: the ... Read more

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  • The Last White Ruby

    by Ronnie Smith ...
    A poetry collection inspired by Ronnie Smith's experiences living and working in the polar regions as an aviator and commander for the US Air Force resupplying US scientific research stations. Anything but routine, Smith brings the surreal landscapes and flying phenomena to the reader through his keen sensitivity to the human condition, ever ready to adapt to an environment fraught with danger, ... Read more

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  • Histoire d'un ruisseau

    Series series Écrire la nature
    L'histoire d'un ruisseau, même de celui qui naît et se perd dans la mousse, est l'histoire de l'infini. ... Read more

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  • The Romance of Insect Life: Interesting Descriptions of The Strange and Curious in the Insect World

    by Edmund Selous ...
    Welcome to the enthralling world of "The Romance of Insect Life" by Edmund Selous, where the intricate wonders of the insect kingdom unfold in captivating detail, inviting readers to explore the hidden marvels of nature.Embark on a fascinating journey through the pages of this remarkable book as you delve into the extraordinary lives of insects, each page bursting with intriguing plot points and ... Read more

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  • The Majestic Columbia River Gorge

    A Journey Treasured Throughout Time

    The Majestic Columbia River Gorge is a collection of stories, myths, and of a Vision Quest by several chiefs of the Watlalla Tribe belonging to the Chinook Nation. The stories within share of the gift of all things involving nature and of how the Native Americans may have associated themselves to those same gifts. ... Read more

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