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3) Riverman
Author
Publisher
Abingdon Press
Pub. Date
[1971]
Physical Desc
159 pages : illustrations, map ; 19 x 26 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Company
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The Rhine River begins in the Swiss Alps and flows through central Europe before reaching the Netherlands, where it empties into the North Sea. This book highlights this major transportation route in Western Europe and its scenic stretches of fairytale castles and picturesque vineyards. Sadly, by the mid-20th century, the waters were polluted by waste from farms and factories from major cities. Cooperation by Switzerland, France, Germany, and the...
Author
Publisher
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
xiv, 273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The escapades of four animal friends who live along a river in the English countryside--Toad, Mole, Rat, and Badger."
Author
Series
Louise Lindsey Merrick natural environment volume no. 32
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Pub. Date
[2000]
Physical Desc
xxv, 233 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explores the landscape, history, geology, and recreational opportunities afforded by the rivers of Texas, presenting information about each river's size, location, tributaries, discharge, and special sites.
Publisher
Film Movement
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The story of Native American teenager Margo Crane in 1970s rural Michigan. After enduring a series of traumas and tragedies, Margo sets out on an odyssey on the Stark River in search of her estranged mother. On the water, Margo encounters friends, foes, wonders, and dangers; navigating life on her own, she comes to understand her potential, all while healing the wounds of her past.
Author
Publisher
Globe Pequot
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
vi, 249 pages : illustrations, map ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
In this book, author and Mississippi River historian Dean Klinkenberg explores the many disastrous events to have occurred on and along the river in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries-from steamboat explosions, to Yellow Fever epidemics, floods, and Prohibition piracy.
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
The mighty Yangtze River, the third-longest river in the world, is the birthplace of Chinese civilization. This book takes readers along this ancient transportation route, strategic natural boundary, and lifeblood of an agricultural society. The river flows eastward from the Tibetan Plateau, crossing thousands of miles before emptying into the East China Sea. Today, the river basin is home to about one-third of China's population. The near completion...
Author
Language
English
Description
A riveting narrative look at one of the most colorful, dangerous, and peculiar places in America's historical landscape: the strange, wonderful, and mysterious Mississippi River of the 19th century.
Beginning in the early 1800s and climaxing with the siege of Vicksburg in 1863, Wicked River brings to life a place where river pirates brushed elbows with future presidents and religious visionaries shared passage with thieves.
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