Wide Rivers Crossed : The South Platte and the Illinois of the American Prairie /

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In this book, the author tells the stories of two rivers - the South Platte on the western plains and the Illinois on the eastern - to represent the environmental history and historical transformation of major rivers across the American prairie. The author begins with the rivers' natural histor...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wohl, Ellen E., 1962-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Water use.
Streamflow.
Natural history.
Ecology.
HISTORY > Modern > General.
TRAVEL > United States > Midwest > General.
Sciences naturelles > Illinois > Illinois (Riviere)
Eau > Utilisation > Illinois > Illinois (Riviere)
Eau > Utilisation > Platte du Sud, Bassin de la (Col. et Nebr.)
Cours d'eau > Debit > Illinois > Illinois (Riviere)
Natural history > Illinois > Illinois River.
Natural history > South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)
Water use > Illinois > Illinois River.
Water use > South Platte River Watershed (Colo. and Neb.)
Streamflow > Illinois > Illinois River.
Streamflow > South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.)
United States > South Platte River Watershed.
United States > South Platte River.
Illinois > Illinois River.
Illinois (Ill. : Riviere) > Conditions environnementales.
Illinois River (Ill.) > Environmental conditions.
South Platte River (Colo. and Neb.) > Environmental conditions.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Streams of the shortgrass prairie : the South Platte River basin. At the headwaters ; Onto the plains ; River metamorphosis ; What the future holds
  • Streams of the tallgrass prairie : the Illinois River basin. Natural history of the Illinois River ; Native Americans and the first European settlers ; Twentieth-century river metamorphosis ; What the future holds.

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