Gila

The Life and Death of an American River, Updated and Expanded Edition

Gregory McNamee

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University of New Mexico Press
30 October 2012

Limnology (freshwater); Conservation of the environment; Environmental science, engineering & technology; Freshwater life

For sixty million years, the Gila River, longer than the Hudson and the Delaware combined, has shaped the ecology of the Southwest from its source in New Mexico to its confluence with the Colorado River in Arizona. Today, for at least half its length, the Gila is dead, like so many of the West’s great rivers, owing to overgrazing, damming, and other practices. This richly documented cautionary tale narrates the Gila’s natural and human history. Now updated, McNamee’s study traces recent efforts to resuscitate portions of this important riparian corridor.

By: Gregory McNamee
Imprint: University of New Mexico Press
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: Updated and expanded edition
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 318g
ISBN: 9780826352477
ISBN 10: 0826352472
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 30 October 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Gregory McNamee is a widely published author, editor, and photographer who lives in Tucson, Arizona.

Reviews for Gila: The Life and Death of an American River, Updated and Expanded Edition

This beautifully researched and written tome tackles the once mighty Gila River, its origin and its death, and contextualizes with aplomb what killed it and who suffered and what's next. --40 Essential Arizona Books, Tucson Weekly