River Flowing From The Sunrise An Environmental History of the Lower San Juan

• Main Author: Aton, James M (auth)
• Other Authors: McPherson, Robert (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: University Press of Colorado 2000
• Subjects: History of the Americas; Natural history; Conservation of the environment; Biological Sciences; Environmental Science; History
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The authors recount twelve millennia of history along the lower San Juan River, much of it the story of mostly unsuccessful human attempts to make a living from the river's arid and fickle environment. From the Anasazi to government dam builders, from Navajo to Mormon herders and farmers, from...