Exploring the Brazos River :: from beginning to end /
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| Format: | Elektronisch E-Book |
| Sprache: | English |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
2011.
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| Ausgabe: | 1st ed. |
| Schriftenreihe: | River books (Series)
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| Online-Zugang: | Volltext |
| Zusammenfassung: | Annotation |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (x, 178 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 1603444807 9781603444804 |
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| contents | Introduction -- Water runs downhill -- The Brazos as an ecological system -- The lost river -- Many arms of God -- John Graves's dammed river -- The (almost) free Brazos -- The evolving Brazos -- Appendix: Plant and animal species of the Brazos River. |
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| spelling | Kimmel, Jim, 1943- https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjrjtgGmx38PRmfhkdTq43 http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2006004720 Exploring the Brazos River : from beginning to end / by Jim Kimmel ; photographs by Jerry Touchstone Kimmel ; foreword by Andrew Sansom. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (x, 178 pages) : color illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier data file rda River books Includes bibliographical references and index. Introduction -- Water runs downhill -- The Brazos as an ecological system -- The lost river -- Many arms of God -- John Graves's dammed river -- The (almost) free Brazos -- The evolving Brazos -- Appendix: Plant and animal species of the Brazos River. Print version record. Annotation <div><p>From its ancient headwaters on the semiarid plains of eastern New Mexico to its mouth at the Gulf of Mexico, the Brazos River carves a huge and paradoxical crescent through Texas geography and history. Its average flow is the largest of Texas rivers, but its floods, low flows, silt, and natural salt have often frustrated human desires. It is one of the most dammed of Texas rivers, but its lower four hundred miles constitute one of the longest undammed stretches of river in North America.<br />In<i>Exploring the Brazos River</i>, Jim Kimmel follows this long, changeable river from its rocky arms in West Texas, through the stretch made famous by John Graves in his classic book,<i>Goodbye to a River</i>, to its lumbering presence as it flows, undammed and mostly untouched, down the Brazos Valley and into the Gulf of Mexico.<br />Exploring the entire river system, Kimmel first sets the context of climate and geology that determines the characteristics of the Brazos. He then explains the ecological processes that define the Brazos watershed before focusing on four reaches of the river, from the headwaters to the mouth. Each chapter features the captivating photography of Jerry Touchstone Kimmel and includes maps, charts, and descriptions of the water, land, ecology, and people. To encourage readers to explore on their own, Kimmel closes the chapters with tips on where best to experience the river and the surrounding countryside.<br />Amateur and professional naturalists and outdoor enthusiasts of all stripes will find<i>Exploring the Brazos River</i>a practical and inspiring guide for the introduction ofor re-acquaintance withone of the most important, historic, and diverse natural resources in the Lone Star State.</p></div> Stream ecology Texas Brazos River Valley. Brazos River Valley (Tex.) Description and travel. Brazos River Valley (Tex.) History. Brazos River Valley (Tex.) Guidebooks. Brazos, Vallée du (Tex.) Descriptions et voyages. Brazos, Vallée du (Tex.) Histoire. Brazos, Vallée du (Tex.) Guides. HISTORY United States State & Local General. bisacsh Stream ecology fast Travel fast Texas Brazos River Valley fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxhjPVRH88JBQFm9CWCcP Guidebooks fast History fast Kimmel, Jerry Touchstone. Sansom, Andrew. has work: Exploring the Brazos River (Text) https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCH69HXV99Pj77Qd7mcmpxC https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/ontology/hasWork Print version: Kimmel, Jim, 1943- Exploring the Brazos River. 1st ed. College Station : Texas A & M University Press, 2011 (DLC) 2011007987 River books (Series) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2005070415 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBA FWS_PDA_EBA https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=421395 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Kimmel, Jim, 1943- Exploring the Brazos River : from beginning to end / River books (Series) Introduction -- Water runs downhill -- The Brazos as an ecological system -- The lost river -- Many arms of God -- John Graves's dammed river -- The (almost) free Brazos -- The evolving Brazos -- Appendix: Plant and animal species of the Brazos River. Stream ecology Texas Brazos River Valley. HISTORY United States State & Local General. bisacsh Stream ecology fast Travel fast |
| title | Exploring the Brazos River : from beginning to end / |
| title_auth | Exploring the Brazos River : from beginning to end / |
| title_exact_search | Exploring the Brazos River : from beginning to end / |
| title_full | Exploring the Brazos River : from beginning to end / by Jim Kimmel ; photographs by Jerry Touchstone Kimmel ; foreword by Andrew Sansom. |
| title_fullStr | Exploring the Brazos River : from beginning to end / by Jim Kimmel ; photographs by Jerry Touchstone Kimmel ; foreword by Andrew Sansom. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Exploring the Brazos River : from beginning to end / by Jim Kimmel ; photographs by Jerry Touchstone Kimmel ; foreword by Andrew Sansom. |
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| title_sort | exploring the brazos river from beginning to end |
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| topic | Stream ecology Texas Brazos River Valley. HISTORY United States State & Local General. bisacsh Stream ecology fast Travel fast |
| topic_facet | Stream ecology Texas Brazos River Valley. Brazos River Valley (Tex.) Description and travel. Brazos River Valley (Tex.) History. Brazos River Valley (Tex.) Guidebooks. Brazos, Vallée du (Tex.) Descriptions et voyages. Brazos, Vallée du (Tex.) Histoire. Brazos, Vallée du (Tex.) Guides. HISTORY United States State & Local General. Stream ecology Travel Texas Brazos River Valley Guidebooks History |
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