Author : Kathleen A. Brosnan
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,16 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780826323521
Shows how the people of Denver, Colorado Springs, and Pueblo pushed their cities to the top of the new urban hierarchy following the discovery of gold, marginalizing the indigenous peoples.
Author : Edith S. Clements
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 123 pages
File Size : 30,58 MB
Release : 2023-10-26
Category : Nature
ISBN :
In 'Flowers of Mountain and Plain' by Edith S. Clements, the book explores the beauty and diversity of wildflowers found in North America, focusing on their ecological significance and botanical characteristics. Written in a descriptive and informative style, Clements provides detailed observations and classifications of various flowering plants, making it both a scientific and poetic exploration of nature. The book also delves into the historical context of wildflower exploration, highlighting the importance of preserving these natural wonders. Edith S. Clements' work stands out for its lyrical prose and insightful analysis of the natural world, making it a valuable resource for botanists, nature enthusiasts, and anyone interested in the beauty of wildflowers. Clements' passion for botany and conservation shines through in this book, showcasing her expertise and dedication to the study of plants. 'Flowers of Mountain and Plain' is a must-read for anyone looking to deepen their appreciation for the natural world and its floral inhabitants.
Author : Dennis H. Knight
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 417 pages
File Size : 35,79 MB
Release : 2014-01-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 0300185928
Many changessome discouraging, others hopefulhave occurred in the Rocky Mountain region since the first edition of this widely acclaimed book was published. Wildlife habitat has become more fragmented, once-abundant sage grouse are now scarce, and forest fires occur more frequently. At the same time, wolves have been successfully reintroduced, and new approaches to conservation have been adopted. For this updated and expanded Second Edition, the authors provide a highly readable synthesis of research undertaken in the past two decades and address two important questions: How can ecosystems be used so that future generations benefit from them as we have? How can we anticipate and adapt to climate changes while conserving biological diversity?
Author : John M. Kauffmann
Publisher : The Mountaineers Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 12,99 MB
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : 9780898863475
A richly drawn, in-depth profile of one of the world's last unspoiled wildernesses.
Author : William DeBuys
Publisher : UNM Press
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 29,15 MB
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : 9780826308207
This unusual book is a complete account of the closely linked natural and human history of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains of northern New Mexico, a region unique in its rich combination of ecological and cultural diversity.
Author : Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 29,3 MB
Release : 1995-03-31
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0064451283
Even though Mount Everest measures 29,028 feet high, it may be growing about two inches a year. A mountain might be thousands of feet high, but it can still grow taller or shorter each year. Mountains are created when the huge plates that make up the earth's outer shell very slowly pull and push against one another. Read and find out about all the different kinds of mountains.
Author : John Fielder
Publisher : Big Earth Publishing
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Colorado
ISBN : 1565794966
Fifteen years in the making, Mountain Ranges of Colorado will prove to be John Fielder's definitive photographic essay about Colorado mountains. For the first time in any publication, this book delineates and celebrates the 28 distinct mountain ranges that define Colorado's Southern Rockies.
Author : Daniel Wilkinson
Publisher : Duke University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 23,18 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780822333685
Written by a young human rights worker, "Silence on the Mountain" is a virtuoso work of reporting and a masterfully plotted narrative tracing the history of Guatemala's 36-year internal war, a conflict that claimed the lives of more than 200,000 people.
Author : Ann Scarlett Daley
Publisher : SF Design, LLC / Frescobooks
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 13,85 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Art
ISBN :
This overview of the rich vein of contemporary art in Colorado highlights the varied work created in response to the natural beauty of the state.
Author : Craig H. Jones
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 26,41 MB
Release : 2020-02-25
Category : History
ISBN : 0520325508
From ski towns to national parks, fresh fruit to environmental lawsuits, the Sierra Nevada has changed the way Americans live. Whether and where there was gold to be mined redefined land, mineral, and water laws. Where rain falls (and where it doesn't) determines whose fruit grows on trees and whose appears on slot machines. All this emerges from the geology of the range and how it changed history, and in so doing, changed the country. The Mountains That Remade America combines geology with history to show how the particular forces and conditions that created the Sierra Nevada have effected broad outcomes and influenced daily life in the United States in the past and how they continue to do so today. Drawing connections between events in historical geology and contemporary society, Craig H. Jones makes geological science accessible and shows the vast impact this mountain range has had on the American West.
