Rivers Run Through Us: A Natural and Human History of Great Rivers of North America
An engaging, informative, and personal exploration of some of the great rivers of North America.The physical nature of rivers has influenced the course of human history and development, whether it be in the prosecution of major conflicts (US Civil War), patterns of development and social change (dams on the Columbia River), the economy (gold rushes, agricultural development), or international relations (US and Mexico and the Colorado River). The centrality of human-river interactions has had great impacts on the biodiversity of rivers (salmon and other threatened species) that have been the focus of historical and current intense conflicts of…
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Weitere Autoren: Angelo, Mark (Solist)
- ISBN: 978-1-77160-511-3
- EAN: 9781771605113
- Produktnummer: 35868128
- Verlag: Rocky Mountain Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
- Seitenangabe: 464 S.
- Masse: H23.4 cm x B16.6 cm x D7.2 cm 862 g
- Gewicht: 862
Über den Autor
Mark Angelo is a river conservationist, writer, speaker, teacher, and paddler. He is the founder and chair of both B.C. and World Rivers Day and is rivers chair of the Outdoor Recreation Council of BC, as well as a Fellow of the New York-based Explorers Club and a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. He lives in Burnaby, British Columbia.
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