Reining in the Rio Grande: People, Land, and Water, Paperback - Fred M. Phillips

Reducere. DescriptionThe Rio Grande was ancient long before the first humans reached its banks. These days, the highly regulated river looks nothing like it ...

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Reducere. In River of Hope, Omar S. Valerio-Jiménez examines state formation, cultural change, and the construction of identity in the lower Rio Grande regio...

Reducere. DescriptionTexas birdlife is strongly influenced by the incredible diversity of habitats found within its borders. The Rio Grande corridor is a gre...

Reducere. DescriptionThis is another Civil War history book, but it deals with an aspect of the Civil War that does not appear-even as an aside or footnote-i...

Reducere. Tradition meets tragedy in the chilling local lore of the Rio Grande Valley. Hidden in the dense brush and around oxbow lakes wait sinister secrets...

Reducere. DescriptionThe kindergarten student, her family recently settled from Mexico, wiggled a loose tooth that she hoped would dislodge soon so she could...

Reducere. Farzana's Journey is a narrative about a young girl, who must walk a long distance to fetch her family's water. Her usual journey develops into an ...

DescriptionWhere the Mesquite Tree Grows is a poignant and riveting journey through the thoughts and recollections of a Mexican American young man ...

Reducere. DescriptionLewels' tales of a young Mexican-American coming of age on the border are riveting. Sometimes they are zany and at other times heart bre...

DescriptionHans Thewissen, a leading researcher in the field of whale paleontology and anatomy, gives a sweeping first-person account of the discov...

Offers a vision of how Islam first evolved. This title argues that the origins of Islam lie in what we may call the Believers' movement begun by th...

Reducere. Fred Harrison's thesis is that land speculation is the major cause of depressions. He shows how the land market functions as a junction box which r...

Reducere. DescriptionA novel, set in South Texas, that challenges the Lone Ranger story with a Chicano Superhero in the early 20th century. Mexican Tejano fa...

Reducere. DescriptionNow with a new design and updated content, including three brand-new chapters plus a new preface and a postscript from the author. An an...

Reducere. This newly revised edition includes up-to-date information and historical photographs on everything you need to know about the Last Frontier, all i...

This newly revised edition includes up-to-date information and historical photographs on everything you need to know about the Last Frontier, all i...

Publisher: Lanista Partners LtdAuthor(s): Mike ThextonIllustration(s): 82 black and white illustrations; 82 black and white illustrationsNumber of ...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Calla escaped Morbeth only to find herself fighting for her life once more. Incendia seemed the perfect sanctuary of escape. The stories told of th...

DescriptionA young woman goes on a perilous journey in search of her absent father. What ensues is a Freudian adult fairytale in this exciting debu...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Franklin FolsomIntroduction by: Alfonso OrtizThis award-winning account of the Pueblo Revolt, originally published in 1973 ...

Reducere. The Cattlemen is the story of the cattle industry in America and of the men whose ranches reached from the Rio Grande into Montana, from the early ...

Reducere. DescriptionPura Belpr Honor-winning author David Bowles joins Newbery Honor-winning Adam Gidwitz as co-author of the newest Unicorn Rescue Society ...

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Reducere. If you have a Ninja Max XL Air Fryer in the kitchen, it is a must-have cookbook for you.If you buy this book with air fryer recipes, you will surpr...

DescriptionMost general histories of the Civil War pay scant attention to the many important military events that took place in the Lower Rio Grand...

The Brazos River and the Rio Grande: what lies between are physical and cultural geographies stretching south from the Texas Hill Country to the bo...

Recovers the history of a significant regional revolt against the Mexican Republic, presaging other federalist rebellions and the Mexican-American ...

A unique collection of essays from leading Catholic theologians from the United States, Germany, France, Italy, Switzerland, England, and the Middl...

A unique approach to climate change that recalls W. G. Sebald.Illustrations: 16 b/w photos

Publisher: Poolbeg Press LtdAuthor(s): Siobhain BunniNumber of pages: 386Publication date: 2014Dimensions: 199 x 127 x 26Cover type: Paperback / so...

Oliver Marks tocmai a terminat de ispasit zece ani pentru uciderea unuia dintre prietenii sai cei mai apropiati - o crima pe care nu se stie daca e...

Reducere. Get ready to explore the earth Beginning at the center of the earth, the core and moving outward to the crust, followed by the hydrosphere, atmosph...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Paul HorganWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for History (1954)Winner of the Bancroft Prize in History (1954) Winner of both the...

Reducere. In The Clay We Are Made Of, Susan M. Hill presents a revolutionary retelling of the history of the Grand River Haudenosaunee from their Creation St...

Reducere. A vivid and immersive story of obsession perfect for fans of dark academia and Donna Tartt's The Secret History Oliver Marks has just served ten ye...

Reducere. The 1848 treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo that ended the Mexican-American War described a boundary between the two countries that was to be ascertained ...

A first classification series for young children looking at what defines a particular animal typePublisher: Hachette Children's GroupAuthor(s): Sar...

This edited volume engages with some of the most dynamic themes in current research on East Asian environmental history, including agricultural sci...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Elena Zamora O'SheaIntroduction by: Leticia M. Garza FalconIntroduction by: Andres TijerinaThe open country of Texas betwee...

Reducere. "Like Wendell Berry and Rachel Carson, Hanlon is a true poet-ecologist, sharing in exquisitely resonant prose her patient observations of nature's ...

Reducere. RACING WITH ALOHA is part adventure tale, part spiritual memoir, enchanting anyone who loves the water, who longs for the timeless mystique of the ...

A first classification series for young children looking at what defines a particular animal type