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Damming Grand Canyon the 1923 USGS Colorado River expedition /
Published 2007Table of Contents: “…politics, the Colorado River Compact, and the Geological Survey's role -- Prelude to an expedition : Washington and Flagstaff -- A cumbersome journey : Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry to the Little Colorado River -- Surveys and portages : Furnace Flats through the Inner Gorge -- Of flips and floods : Bass Canyon to Diamond Creek -- Feeling their oats : Diamond Creek to Needles -- Aftermath : politics and the strident hydraulic engineer.…”
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Damming Grand Canyon The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition /
Published 2007Table of Contents: “…politics, the Colorado River Compact, and the Geological Survey's role -- Prelude to an expedition : Washington and Flagstaff -- A cumbersome journey : Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry to the Little Colorado River -- Surveys and portages : Furnace Flats through the Inner Gorge -- Of flips and floods : Bass Canyon to Diamond Creek -- Feeling their oats : Diamond Creek to Needles -- Aftermath : politics and the strident hydraulic engineer.…”
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Damming Grand Canyon : The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition /
Published 2007Table of Contents: “…politics, the Colorado River Compact, and the Geological Survey's role -- Prelude to an expedition : Washington and Flagstaff -- A cumbersome journey : Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry to the Little Colorado River -- Surveys and portages : Furnace Flats through the Inner Gorge -- Of flips and floods : Bass Canyon to Diamond Creek -- Feeling their oats : Diamond Creek to Needles -- Aftermath : politics and the strident hydraulic engineer.…”
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Damming Grand Canyon : The 1923 USGS Colorado River Expedition /
Published 2007Table of Contents: “…politics, the Colorado River Compact, and the Geological Survey's role -- Prelude to an expedition : Washington and Flagstaff -- A cumbersome journey : Flagstaff to Lee's Ferry to the Little Colorado River -- Surveys and portages : Furnace Flats through the Inner Gorge -- Of flips and floods : Bass Canyon to Diamond Creek -- Feeling their oats : Diamond Creek to Needles -- Aftermath : politics and the strident hydraulic engineer.…”
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The Tangierman's lament, and other tales of Virginia /
Published 2007Table of Contents: “…The immortal dismalites -- The unexpected artist -- The Tangierman's lament -- Bang the drum loudly -- When the rain came -- Playing the last round -- Where is the fabulous Dewey diamond? -- In the radiance of Master Charles -- Ricochet -- Meat -- Flush with success -- A song of sorrow -- Love and justice -- To the lighthouse -- At a fork in the trail -- History floats -- The race is off -- Tory terrorist -- Out of nowhere -- Claimed only by the flood -- Notes on the essays.…”
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