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Greetings from the Salton Sea

Author : Kim Stringfellow
Publisher : Center for American Places
ISBN 13 : 9781935195320
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (953 download)

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Download or read book Greetings from the Salton Sea written by Kim Stringfellow and published by Center for American Places. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Salton Sea is a man-made catastrophe, redolent with the smell of algae and decomposing fish. Nevertheless, the lake's vast, placid expanses continue to attract birdwatchers, tourists and artists. In Greetings from the Salton Sea, photographer Kim Stringfellow explores the history of California's largest lake from its disastrous beginnings—the "sea" was formed when Colorado River levees broke and spilled into a depression 280 feet below sea level—to its heyday as a desert paradise in the 1950s and its current state as an environmental battleground. Like the 400-plus species of birds that use the lake as a halfway point in their annual migration, developers flocked to the water too: they planted palm trees, built golf courses, and hired showstoppers such as the Beach Boys to perform at area resorts. These days, politicians seek to redirect the lake's only source of replenishment—agricultural runoff from surrounding farms—to water golf courses and green lawns elsewhere. Greetings from the Salton Sea's photographs capture the war among policymakers, environmentalists, developers, and the individuals still living along the lake's shores. As Stringfellow aptly documents, it is a war for water and, ultimately, for existence.

Greetings from the Salton Sea

Author : Kim Stringfellow
Publisher : Columbia College (Chicago)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Greetings from the Salton Sea written by Kim Stringfellow and published by Columbia College (Chicago). This book was released on 2005 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Salton Sea is a man-made catastrophe, redolent with the smell of algae and decomposing fish. Nevertheless, the lake's vast, placid expanses continue to attract birdwatchers, tourists and artists. In Greetings from the Salton Sea, photographer Kim Stringfellow explores the history of California's largest lake from its disastrous beginnings--the "sea" was formed when Colorado River levees broke and spilled into a depression 280 feet below sea level--to its heyday as a desert paradise in the 1950s and its current state as an environmental battleground. Like the 400-plus species of birds that use the lake as a halfway point in their annual migration, developers flocked to the water too: they planted palm trees, built golf courses, and hired showstoppers such as the Beach Boys to perform at area resorts. These days, politicians seek to redirect the lake's only source of replenishment--agricultural runoff from surrounding farms--to water golf courses and green lawns elsewhere. Greetings from the Salton Sea's photographs capture the war among policymakers, environmentalists, developers, and the individuals still living along the lake's shores. As Stringfellow aptly documents, it is a war for water and, ultimately, for existence.

The Salton Sea

Author : Karl Anderson
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738574554
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (745 download)

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Download or read book The Salton Sea written by Karl Anderson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Salton Sea was an accident of man created when heavy rainfall caused the Rio Colorado to swell and breach an Imperial Valley dike in 1905. For two years, water flowed into the Salton Sink and ancient Lake Cahuilla. Today, the sea is 227 feet below sea level, covers approximately 376 square miles, and is California's largest lake. During the early 1900s, it became an important bird and waterfowl refuge. When many species of fish were introduced, the Salton Sea also became popular for boating, fishing, hunting, and camping activities. Motels, yacht clubs, and marinas developed around Salton City and North Shore. During recent decades, the sea has become polluted from agricultural runoff, creating a doubtful future for the Salton Sea. However, it remains a sanctuary for anyone who enjoys bird watching, desert landscapes, or beautiful farmlands.

Birds of the Salton Sea

Author : Michael Patten
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520929446
Total Pages : 379 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Birds of the Salton Sea written by Michael Patten and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003-08-19 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Salton Sea, California’s largest inland lake, supports a spectacular bird population that is among the most concentrated and most diverse in the world. Sadly, this crucial stopover along the Pacific Flyway for migratory and wintering shorebirds, landbirds, and waterfowl is dangerously close to collapse from several environmental threats. This book is the first thoroughly detailed book to describe the birds of Salton Sea, more than 450 species and subspecies in all. A major contribution to our knowledge about the birds of western North America, it will also be an important tool in the struggle to save this highly endangered area. Synthesizing data from many sources, including observations from their long-term work in the area, the authors’ species accounts discuss each bird’s abundance, seasonal status, movement patterns, biogeographic affinities, habitat associations, and more. This valuable reference also includes general information on the region’s fascinating history and biogeography, making it an unparalleled resource for the birding community, for wildlife managers, and for conservation biologists concerned with one of the most threatened ecosystems in western North America.

Queen of the Salton Sea

Author : Donna Burns Kennedy
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780930704360
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Queen of the Salton Sea written by Donna Burns Kennedy and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Recounts the life of Helen Burns (1913-1994) and the history of California's Salton Sea Beach as related through the remembrances of Helen's daughter Donna Burns Kennedy, journal entries, photos, newspaper articles, charts, maps, and government records"--

Abandoned California

Author : Andy Willinger
Publisher : America Through Time
ISBN 13 : 9781634992992
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (929 download)

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Download or read book Abandoned California written by Andy Willinger and published by America Through Time. This book was released on 2021-03-29 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Southern California, settlers have long ventured into the Mojave Desert, seduced by its capacious horizons and fragile beauty, only to be abased by the intense heat, bone-dry terrain and maddening isolation. Industry, intent on extracting the land of its essence, set up operations, then walked away when there was nothing left worth taking. Civilization has always pushed into the frontier, and quite often the frontier pushes back. Areas like the forsaken homesteads of Wonder Valley and the abandoned mining operations of Joshua Tree seem simultaneously depleted yet majestically audacious in their quiet desolation, juxtaposed against the breathtaking landscapes of the desert. Abandoned California: The Mojave Desert is a collection of photographs and writings by Andy Willinger that capture the majesty of these forsaken buildings, vehicles and artifacts of the Mojave's once vibrant past. These sites have become meaningful, unintended statements - not only as vibrant, ephemeral artworks of minimal beauty, but as testament to the impact on nature by humanity. Undaunted, the Mojave Desert continues to brashly flaunt its skill in overcoming man's attempts to conquer it.

What Are Different Types of Communities?

Author : Josie Keogh
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1680487299
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book What Are Different Types of Communities? written by Josie Keogh and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What would life be like if you lived somewhere else? Would it be strange to take the subway to school or to live five miles from your nearest neighbor? This volume explores the similarities and differences between several types of communities, focusing in particular on urban, suburban, and rural areas. Think About It and Compare and Contrast sidebars encourage young readers to engage with the material, while vocabulary call-outs and the glossary help expand language skills. Sure to inspire a lively discussion, this title works well with lower elementary social studies curricula.

Palm Springs Holiday

Author : Peter Moruzzi
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 1423611888
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Palm Springs Holiday written by Peter Moruzzi and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the glamor and style of Palm Springs in its golden age with this gorgeously illustrated book of vintage photographs, postcards and other ephemera. From the 1910s through the 1960s, Palm Springs, California, was a city that had it all, including marvelous midcentury Modern architecture, fabulous fly-in hotels, and a swinging nightlife. Featuring vintage images of the area’s famous hotels and gambling dens, as well as the Coachella Valley, Palm Springs Holiday tells the story of this legendary destination in its golden age. Author and architectural historian Peter Moruzzi provides essential historical context as well as insightful and engaging commentary about a time when people vacationed in the desert, dining, dancing, and lounging poolside.

What Is a Community?

Author : Jeanne Nagle
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1680487337
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (84 download)

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Download or read book What Is a Community? written by Jeanne Nagle and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2017-07-15 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A community can be made of many different types of members, and it can be any size, from a small town or village to a giant metropolis. This book explains what a community is. Think About It and Compare and Contrast sidebars encourage young readers to engage with the material, while vocabulary call-outs and the glossary help expand language skills. Sure to inspire a lively discussion, this book works well with lower elementary social studies curricula.

Power and Control in the Imperial Valley

Author : Benny J Andrés
Publisher : Texas A&M University Press
ISBN 13 : 162349219X
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (234 download)

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Download or read book Power and Control in the Imperial Valley written by Benny J Andrés and published by Texas A&M University Press. This book was released on 2014-11-27 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power and Control in the Imperial Valley examines the evolution of irrigated farming in the Imperial-Mexicali Valley, an arid desert straddling the California–Baja California border. Bisected by the international boundary line, the valley drew American investors determined to harness the nearby Colorado River to irrigate a million acres on both sides of the border. The “conquest” of the environment was a central theme in the history of the valley. Colonization in the valley began with the construction of a sixty-mile aqueduct from the Colorado River in California through Mexico. Initially, Mexico held authority over water delivery until settlers persuaded Congress to construct the All-American Canal. Control over land and water formed the basis of commercial agriculture and in turn enabled growers to use the state to procure inexpensive, plentiful immigrant workers.

American Places

Author : Wallace Stegner
Publisher : Dutton Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 242 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book American Places written by Wallace Stegner and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1981 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Starless Sea

Author : Erin Morgenstern
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 0385541228
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (855 download)

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Download or read book The Starless Sea written by Erin Morgenstern and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2019-11-05 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of The Night Circus, a timeless love story set in a secret underground world—a place of pirates, painters, lovers, liars, and ships that sail upon a starless sea. Zachary Ezra Rawlins is a graduate student in Vermont when he discovers a mysterious book hidden in the stacks. As he turns the pages, entranced by tales of lovelorn prisoners, key collectors, and nameless acolytes, he reads something strange: a story from his own childhood. Bewildered by this inexplicable book and desperate to make sense of how his own life came to be recorded, Zachary uncovers a series of clues—a bee, a key, and a sword—that lead him to a masquerade party in New York, to a secret club, and through a doorway to an ancient library hidden far below the surface of the earth. What Zachary finds in this curious place is more than just a buried home for books and their guardians—it is a place of lost cities and seas, lovers who pass notes under doors and across time, and of stories whispered by the dead. Zachary learns of those who have sacrificed much to protect this realm, relinquishing their sight and their tongues to preserve this archive, and also of those who are intent on its destruction. Together with Mirabel, a fierce, pink-haired protector of the place, and Dorian, a handsome, barefoot man with shifting alliances, Zachary travels the twisting tunnels, darkened stairwells, crowded ballrooms, and sweetly soaked shores of this magical world, discovering his purpose—in both the mysterious book and in his own life.

Greetings from Las Vegas

Author : Peter Moruzzi
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
ISBN 13 : 1423651774
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (236 download)

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Download or read book Greetings from Las Vegas written by Peter Moruzzi and published by Gibbs Smith. This book was released on 2019-09-03 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book of vintage Vegas ephemera offers a guided tour of Sin City’s rise out of the Mojave Desert to become a major entertainment destination. Greetings from Las Vegas tells the story of Las Vegas during its golden age in the first half of the twentieth-century. The city’s miraculous evolution comes alive through a fun and diverse collection of vintage photos, picture postcards, matchbooks, ads, and other ephemera. This beautifully illustrated volume captures the glamor of Fremont Street and the Las Vegas Strip, landmarks such as the Sands and Riviera hotel casinos, and the cream of Hollywood glitterati, including Frank, Sammy, Dino, and the rest of the Rat Pack. Author Peter Moruzzi’s sharp and irreverent commentary provides essential context for the visual treats as well as a unique historical take on the evolution of this desert playground.

Saltine

Author : Rachel Hoffman
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9789980243089
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (43 download)

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Download or read book Saltine written by Rachel Hoffman and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fiction. California Interest. Libby strolls Saltine's old rail spur picking up flotsam. One morning she finds a man lying face-down and unconscious with a bleatless goat tied to his wrist. She takes the man home in a wheelbarrow, raising the former borax-mining town of Saltine's population to two hundred and ninety-four. Libby supplies her amnesiac find with a name--Peyton, a history, and a future. They marry in the shadow of Salvation Mountain and, after the nuptials, Peyton kills Libby's daddy. Deputy Schotz, heartbroken over losing Libby--the love of his fantasy life--to the now fully-conscious Peyton, and certain of the stranger's foul play, Schotz quits his job, cashes-in his tanking Salton Sea Tilapia Farm investments, buys a used Barracuda, and sets out in every direction but the right one to find the truth. The truth does emerge, but not until the characters have engaged Replicants, packs of feral chihuahuas, slab-city life, transgender surprises, sex, death, chemical run-off, UFO abduction insurance, and benevolent ghosts.

California Fault

Author : Thurston Clarke
Publisher : Ballantine Books
ISBN 13 : 9780345409089
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book California Fault written by Thurston Clarke and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 1997-06-15 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "DELIGHTFULLY ECLECTIC . . . Move over, Alexis de Tocqueville. When Thurston Clarke makes the UFO-earthquake connection halfway through Fault, he elevates himself to the first rank of America's social observers." --Los Angeles Times California has always symbolized the good life, but social problems and natural disasters have tarnished the image of the Golden State. To find out what happened to the California Dream, Clarke sets off on a remarkable journey down the San Andreas fault searching for earthquakes and good news. From the "sensitive" whose headaches predict earthquakes with uncanny precision to a determined dreamer at the Salton Sea who hopes someday to build a blue-collar resort along the abandoned shores, Clarke introduces us to a memorable cast of eccentrics, asking each the provocative question: What is it like living in a place that--no matter how beautiful--might suddenly, while you opened the cereal, combed your hair, or bathed the baby, strike you dead? "VIVID AND CONTINUALLY SURPRISING . . . The author has an unerring ability to search out exactly the right despoiler, utopian, or local eccentric to illuminate the history and character of each stop along the way." --The New Yorker

Water is for Fighting Over

Author : John Fleck
Publisher : Island Press
ISBN 13 : 1610916794
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (19 download)

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Download or read book Water is for Fighting Over written by John Fleck and published by Island Press. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Illuminating." --New York Times WIRED's Required Science Reading 2016 When we think of water in the West, we think of conflict and crisis. Yet despite decades of headlines warning of mega-droughts, the death of agriculture, and the collapse of cities, the Colorado River basin has thrived in the face of water scarcity. John Fleck shows how western communities, whether farmers and city-dwellers or U.S. environmentalists and Mexican water managers, actually have a promising record of conservation and cooperation. Rather than perpetuate the myth "Whiskey's for drinkin', water's for fightin' over," Fleck urges readers to embrace a new, more optimistic narrative--a future where the Colorado continues to flow.

Daily Red Flag Jokes

Author : Colorado Banner
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1450282520
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Daily Red Flag Jokes written by Colorado Banner and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2011-01-12 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DAILY RED FLAG JOKES is a result of situations that have had a major impact on my life. Most of the Red Flags are funny with a serious message that varies with the reader. They will provide hours of fun and conjecture. So laugh, think, be a blessing, and be blessed by them. I feel that I am qualified to write this humorous book because God has given me the unique ability to tell a funny story in one sentence, commonly referred to as a one liner. Many of the Red Flags in this book are from personal experiences. It is impossible to laugh and think of your troubles at the same time. I think that if God had not given us laughter, life would be much more difficult and nearly impossible to bear. I give people pleasure by making them laugh, but I receive even greater pleasure by hearing them laugh. I am a 62 year survivor of Drugs, and Rock and Roll. I have chosen to let God order my steps and to help as many people as possible during my time left on this earth. This book is one of several vehicles that God has given me to help achieve that goal.