River Of Contrasts
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River Of Contrasts
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Author : Margie Crisp
language : en
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Release Date : 2012-03-29
River Of Contrasts written by Margie Crisp and has been published by Texas A&M University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-29 with Nature categories.
Writer and artist Margie Crisp has traveled the length of Texas’ Colorado River, which rises in Dawson County, south of Lubbock, and flows 860 miles southeast across the state to its mouth on the Gulf of Mexico at Matagorda Bay. Echoing the truth of Heraclitus’s ancient dictum, the river’s character changes dramatically from its dusty headwaters on the High Plains to its meandering presence on the coastal prairie. The Colorado is the longest river with both its source and its mouth in Texas, and its water, from beginning to end, provides for the state’s agricultural, municipal, and recreational needs. As Crisp notes, the Colorado River is perhaps most frequently associated with its middle reaches in the Hill Country, where it has been dammed to create the six reservoirs known as the Highland Lakes. Following Crisp as she explores the river, sometimes with her fisherman husband, readers meet the river’s denizens—animal, plant, and human—and learn something about the natural history, the politics, and those who influence the fate of the river and the water it carries. Those who live intimately with the natural landscape inevitably formulate emotional responses to their surroundings, and the people living on or near the Colorado River are no exception. Crisp’s own loving tribute to the river and its inhabitants is enhanced by the exquisite art she has created for this book. Her photographs and maps round out the useful and beautiful accompaniments to this thoughtful portrait of one of Texas’ most beloved rivers. Former first lady Laura Bush unveils this year's Texas Book Festival poster designed by artist Margie Crisp, author of River of Contrasts: The Texas Colorado. The poster features cliff swallows flying over the Colorado River. Photo by Grant Miller To learn more about The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, sponsors of this book's series, please click here.
Contrasts Of Vegetation Soils Microclimates And Geomorphic Processes Between North And South Facing Slopes On Green Mountain Near Denver Colorado
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Author : Farrel Allen Branson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
Contrasts Of Vegetation Soils Microclimates And Geomorphic Processes Between North And South Facing Slopes On Green Mountain Near Denver Colorado written by Farrel Allen Branson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Forest microclimatology categories.
Contrasts In Command
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Author : Victor Vignola
language : en
Publisher: Savas Beatie
Release Date : 2023-11-09
Contrasts In Command written by Victor Vignola and has been published by Savas Beatie this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-09 with History categories.
The bloody two-day battle was fought on the doorstep of the Confederate capital. It was the first major combat in the Eastern Theater since Bull Run/Manassas almost a year earlier, left more than 11,000 casualties in its wake, and cost the primary Southern field army its commander. The possession of Richmond hung in its balance. Yet, almost nothing has been written about Seven Pines/Fair Oaks. Victor Vignola’s Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31–June 1, 1862, which focuses primarily on the Fair Oaks portion of the battle, is a major contribution to the historiography of the war. Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan marched his Army of the Potomac up the Virginia Peninsula during the early spring of 1862 and placed his inexperienced IV Corps at the tip of the spear south of the flood-prone Chickahominy River. McClellan’s opponent Joe Johnston took the opportunity to strike and crafted an overly complex attack plan for his Virginia army to crush the exposed corps. A series of bungled marches, piecemeal attacks, and a lack of assertive leadership doomed the Southern plan. One of the wounded late in the day on May 31 was Johnston, whose injury led to the appointment of Robert E. Lee to take his place—a decision that changed the course of the entire Civil War. Vignola’s use of primary and archival sources, many of which have never been used, helped craft a wholly original tactical and leadership study that directly challenges conventional accounts. His stunning reassessment has led to renewed interest in Fair Oaks and the acquisition of a significant parcel of land by the American Battlefield Trust. Contrasts in Command: The Battle of Fair Oaks, May 31–June 1, 1862, will be hailed as one of the most important tactical studies ever published.
Shocking Contrasts
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Author : Ronald L. Rogowski
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2023-06-30
Shocking Contrasts written by Ronald L. Rogowski and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-30 with Political Science categories.
In the fourteenth century, the Black Death killed as much as two thirds of Europe's population; in the fifteenth, the introduction of moveable-type printing rapidly expanded Europe's supply of human capital; between 1850 and 1914, Russia's population almost tripled; and in World War I, the British blockade starved some 800,000 Germans. Each of these, Shocking Contrasts argues, amounted to an unanticipated shock, positive or negative, to the supply of a crucial factor of production; and elicited one of four main responses: factor substitution; factor movement to a different sector or region; technological innovation; or political action, sometimes extending to coercion at home or conquest abroad. This book examines parsimonious models of factor returns, relative costs, and technological innovation. It offers a framework for understanding the role of supply shocks in major political conflicts and argues that its implications extend far beyond these specific cases to any period of human history.
Final Environmental Impact Statement On The Uintah Basin Synfuels Development
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Final Environmental Impact Statement On The Uintah Basin Synfuels Development written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Oil sands categories.
Contrast
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Author : Elisabeth Rudolph
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
Release Date : 2012-05-02
Contrast written by Elisabeth Rudolph and has been published by Walter de Gruyter this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Contrast Agents Ii
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Author : Werner Krause
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2003-07-01
Contrast Agents Ii written by Werner Krause and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-07-01 with Science categories.
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Land Of Contrast
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Author : Frederic J. Athearn
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
Land Of Contrast written by Frederic J. Athearn and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Colorado categories.
Water Resources Investigations Report
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Water Resources Investigations Report written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Hydrology categories.
Peru A Land Of Contrast
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Author : Millicent Todd Bingham
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2022-08-21
Peru A Land Of Contrast written by Millicent Todd Bingham and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-08-21 with Travel categories.
"Peru: a land of contrast" by Millicent Todd Bingham was the first introduction many people had to this part of South America. The book explores the different areas of Peru and how the culture can, at times, seem to be in conflict. Written from the perspective of a European, the insights of the book should be taken with a grain of salt. However, it did serve as a stepping stone for future research.