Historic Nevada Waters

Four Rivers, Three Lakes, Past and Present

Häftad, Engelska, 2019

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Beskrivning

The Great Basin is a hydrographic region that includes most of Nevada and parts of five other Western states. The histories of four of the Western rivers of the Great Basin--the Walker, the Truckee, the Carson and the Humboldt--are explored in this book, along with three of the western lakes of the Great Basin: Lake Tahoe, Pyramid Lake, and Walker Lake. Drawing on a range of sources, the coauthors address both the natural and the human aspects of the history and likely futures of Great Basin waterways.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2019-04-12
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:290 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:216
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9781476672618

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Hunt Janin is an American writer living in southwestern France. He has written numerous nonfiction and scholarly books on a range of subjects, including medieval history and cross-cultural studies. Ursula Carlson is a professor emerita at Western Nevada College, Carson City, Nevada.

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“The authors clearly care about the state of Nevada and its water. The writing is easy to read…enjoyable and readable”—The Northern Mariner

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroduction1. The Rivers2. The Indians Before and After Contact with the Whites3. Highlights of Exploration, Emigration, Communications and Transportation4. Rivers Encourage the Development of Agriculture, Towns and Cities5. The Rise and Fall of the Comstock Lode and Its Rivals6. Railroads Depend on the Rivers and Forests7. The Chinese Find Gold and Build Railroads8. An Introduction to Nevada’s Water Laws and Water Rights9. Basque Sheepherders in the High Desert Ranges10. The Newlands Project11. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Challenges Derby Dam12. The Alpine Decree13. Lake Tahoe and the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency (TRPA)14. The Truckee River Operating Agreement (TROA)15. Walker Lake16. Nevada Floods17. Notable Men and Women Living Near the Waterways18. Environmental Degradation19. Climate Change and Population Growth20. Looking Toward the FutureConclusionChronologyAppendix 1: Dan De Quille on How the Sinks Came Into BeingAppendix 2: Floodplain Protection for the Carson RiverAppendix 3: Denial of Global WarmingAppendix 4: A Note on the Effects of Humidity on SnowpackChapter NotesBibliographyIndex