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The Great Basin

Author : Donald Grayson
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520267478
Total Pages : 432 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book The Great Basin written by Donald Grayson and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-04-18 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Great Basin, centering on Nevada and including substantial parts of California, Oregon, and Utah, gets its name from the fact that none of its rivers or streams flow to the sea. This book synthesizes the past 25,000 years of the natural history of this vast region. It explores the extinct animals that lived in the Great Basin during the Ice Age and recounts the rise and fall of the massive Ice Age lakes that existed here. It explains why trees once grew 13' beneath what is now the surface of Lake Tahoe, explores the nearly two dozen Great Basin mountain ranges that once held substantial glaciers, and tells the remarkable story of how pinyon pine came to cover some 17,000,000 acres of the Great Basin in the relatively recent past.These discussions culminate with the impressive history of the prehistoric people of the Great Basin, a history that shows how human societies dealt with nearly 13,000 years of climate change on this often-challenging landscape"--Provided by publisher.

The Great Basin

Author : Catherine S. Fowler
Publisher : School for Advanced Research P
ISBN 13 : 9781930618961
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (189 download)

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Download or read book The Great Basin written by Catherine S. Fowler and published by School for Advanced Research P. This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is about a place, the Great Basin of western North America, and about the lifeways of Native American people who lived there during the past 13,000 years. The authors highlight the ingenious solutions people devised to sustain themselves in a difficult environment. The Great Basin is a semiarid and often harsh land, but one with life-giving oases. As the weather fluctuated from year to year, and the climate from decade to decade or even from one millennium to the next, the availability of water, plants, and animals also fluctuated. Only people who learned the land intimately and could read the many signs of its changing moods were successful. The evidence of their success is often subtle and difficult to interpret from the few and fragile remains left behind for archaeologists to discover. These ancient fragments of food and baskets, hats and hunting decoys, traps and rock art and the lifeways they reflect are the subject of this well-illustrated book.

Birds of the Great Basin

Author : Fred A. Ryser
Publisher : Max C. Fleischmann Series in G
ISBN 13 : 9780874170801
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Birds of the Great Basin written by Fred A. Ryser and published by Max C. Fleischmann Series in G. This book was released on 1985 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A must for all birdwatchers in the Great Basin.

Geology of the Great Basin

Author : Bill Fiero
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874178037
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Geology of the Great Basin written by Bill Fiero and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2009-10-15 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Geology of the Great Basin is the essential introduction to the geology of this physically complex, ever-changing region. Written in a clear, succinct style and generously illustrated with photographs, diagrams, and maps, the book describes the fundamentals of geologic processes, then discusses the physical attributes and geologic history of the Great Basin. The author also offers readers information about specific sites where significant geologic features can be observed. The book, first published in 1986, is now available in a new, easier-to-handle paperback edition that will make it more convenient for classroom use and for readers who want to carry it with them in their car or backpack.

Trees of the Great Basin

Author : Ronald M. Lanner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book Trees of the Great Basin written by Ronald M. Lanner and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the Great Basin is often thought of as a vast and barren desert, the massive mountain ranges that mark its boundaries and interior are home to a diverse group of trees which represent an important and beautiful part of the complex network of living organisms that enrich the Basin environment.

Hiking the Great Basin

Author : John Hart
Publisher : Sierra Club Books for Children
ISBN 13 : 9780871566393
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (663 download)

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Download or read book Hiking the Great Basin written by John Hart and published by Sierra Club Books for Children. This book was released on 1991 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Veteran backpacker and climber John Hart presents a thoroughly revised version of the only guide to this vast, diverse, rarely traveled wilderness area. Hart details over 200 trails that allow for everything from brief, easy nature walks to rugged treks. 47 maps.

Sierra East

Author : Genny Smith
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520239142
Total Pages : 526 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (391 download)

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Download or read book Sierra East written by Genny Smith and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 526 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "There are few more spectacular drives on Earth than Highway 395 along the foot of the great granite wall of the Sierra Nevada. In Sierra East, Genny Smith and her team of experts tell the story of that amazing terrain, and its fantastic contours, molded by tectonic upthrusts and Pleistocene glaciers; its spectacular weathers; its amazing diversity of plant and animal life; and the human struggles over its life-giving waters."--Harold Gilliam, author of Weather of the San Francisco Bay Region "For those of us who live within the Sierra East territory, this is the 'right' side of California. It is a wondrous place to visit. This book is not a superficial tourist guide to what you may see from the scenic overlooks. It is a real guidebook covering all the natural and unnatural history as well as geology, weather, and water. There are thorough descriptions of plants and animals you may wander across plus information on how they cope with the extreme rigors of the high mountains and harsh deserts."--Sally Gaines, co-founder of the Mono Lake Committee "This is the first comprehensive natural history of the Eastern Sierra. An outstanding team of authors, with years of experience in the region, meets the challenge of covering their specialties from the Mojave Desert to the tops of 14,000-foot mountains. This diverse material is uniformly accessible in a readable style."--Frank L. Powell, Director, White Mountain Research Station, University of California, San Diego

Fishes of the Great Basin

Author : John W. Sigler
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874170133
Total Pages : 515 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Fishes of the Great Basin written by John W. Sigler and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2016-06-01 with total page 515 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Naturalists and recreational anglers will welcome the paperback edition of this comprehensive volume, first published in 1986, which describes every species in the lakes and streams of the Great Basin. Includes an updated checklist of established species, discussion of threatened and endangered species, glossary, bibliography, and index.

The Size of the Risk

Author : Leisl Carr Childers
Publisher : University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN 13 : 0806152524
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (61 download)

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Download or read book The Size of the Risk written by Leisl Carr Childers and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Great Basin, a stark and beautiful desert filled with sagebrush deserts and mountain ranges, is the epicenter for public lands conflicts. Arising out of the multiple, often incompatible uses created throughout the twentieth century, these struggles reveal the tension inherent within the multiple use concept, a management philosophy that promises equitable access to the region’s resources and economic gain to those who live there. Multiple use was originally conceived as a way to legitimize the historical use of public lands for grazing without precluding future uses, such as outdoor recreation, weapons development, and wildlife management. It was applied to the Great Basin to bring the region, once seen as worthless, into the national economic fold. Land managers, ranchers, mining interests, wilderness and wildlife advocates, outdoor recreationists, and even the military adopted this ideology to accommodate, promote, and sanction a multitude of activities on public lands, particularly those overseen by the Bureau of Land Management. Some of these uses are locally driven and others are nationally mandated, but all have exacted a cost from the region’s human and natural environment. In The Size of the Risk, Leisl Carr Childers shows how different constituencies worked to fill the presumed “empty space” of the Great Basin with a variety of land-use regimes that overlapped, conflicted, and ultimately harmed the environment and the people who depended on the region for their livelihoods. She looks at the conflicts that arose from the intersection of an ever-increasing number of activities, such as nuclear testing and wild horse preservation, and how Great Basin residents have navigated these conflicts. Carr Childers’s study of multiple use in the Great Basin highlights the complex interplay between the state, society, and the environment, allowing us to better understand the ongoing reality of living in the American West.

Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of California and the Great Basin

Author : Noel D. Justice
Publisher : Indiana University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780253108838
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of California and the Great Basin written by Noel D. Justice and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-23 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noel Justice adds another regional guide to his series of important reference works that survey, describe, and categorize the projectile point and cutting tools used in prehistory by Native American peoples. This volume addresses the region of California and the Great Basin. Written for archaeologists and amateur collectors alike, the book describes over 50 types of stone arrowhead and spear points according to period, culture, and region. With the knowledge of someone trained to fashion projectile points with techniques used by the Indians, Justice describes how the points were made, used, and re-sharpened. His detailed drawings illustrate the way the Indians shaped their tools, what styles were peculiar to which regions, and how the various types can best be identified. There are hundreds of drawings, organized by type cluster and other identifying characteristics. The book also includes distribution maps and color plates that will further aid the researcher or collector in identifying specific periods, cultures, and projectile types.

Ancient Peoples of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau

Author : Steven R Simms
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315434962
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (154 download)

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Download or read book Ancient Peoples of the Great Basin and Colorado Plateau written by Steven R Simms and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written to appeal to professional archaeologists, students, and the interested public alike, this book is a long overdue introduction to the ancient peoples of the Great Basin and northern Colorado Plateau. Through detailed syntheses, the reader is drawn into the story of the habitation of the Great Basin from the entry of the first Native Americans through the arrival of Europeans. Ancient Peoples is a major contribution to Great Basin archaeology and anthropology, as well as the general study of foraging societies.

Great Basin

Author : Laird R. Blackwell
Publisher : Falcon Guides
ISBN 13 : 9780762738052
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (38 download)

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Download or read book Great Basin written by Laird R. Blackwell and published by Falcon Guides. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With 350 stunning color images and descriptive text, Laird Blackwell reveals the diversity and beauty of the Great Basin through its wildflowers. This book is a handy introduction to the region's plants for beginners and a fascinating study of the ecosystem that will appeal to experts.

Great Basin Kingdom

Author : Leonard J. Arrington
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (136 download)

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Download or read book Great Basin Kingdom written by Leonard J. Arrington and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Great Basin Drama

Author : Darwin Lambert
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780911797954
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (979 download)

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Download or read book Great Basin Drama written by Darwin Lambert and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A close look at the rich history of the region of Great Basin National Park.

Nevada Wilderness Areas and Great Basin National Park

Author : Michael C. White
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780899971940
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (719 download)

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Download or read book Nevada Wilderness Areas and Great Basin National Park written by Michael C. White and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the state's wilderness areas and national park, featuring chapters on individual wilderness areas and specific trail and trip descriptions and detailed directions. Includes bandw photos, plus maps of regions and topo maps. Topo maps are dim and hard to read. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Great Basin Indians

Author : Mir Tamim Ansary
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
ISBN 13 : 9781588104526
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Great Basin Indians written by Mir Tamim Ansary and published by Heinemann Educational Books. This book was released on 2001-07-13 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduces the various Native American tribes of the Great Basin region, discussing their history, dwellings, artwork, religious beliefs, clothing, food, and other aspects of their way of life.

DESERTS PAST PB

Author : GRAYSON DONALD K
Publisher : Smithsonian Books (DC)
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Download or read book DESERTS PAST PB written by GRAYSON DONALD K and published by Smithsonian Books (DC). This book was released on 1998-10-17 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Main Selection, Natural Science Book Club. Spanning 25,000 years and covering topics that range from Pleistocene glaciers to the ill-fated Donner Party, The Desert's Past presents the first complete synthesis of the environmental and human history of North America's Great Basin.