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The geology, ecology, and human history of the San Luis Valley / edited by Jared Maxwell Beeton, Charles Nicholas Saenz, and Benjamin James Waddell.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geology--San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.).
- Geology.
- Ecology--San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.).
- Ecology.
- Natural history--San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.).
- Natural history.
- San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.)--History.
- San Luis Valley (Colo. and N.M.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xv, 501 pages) : illustrations (some color), maps (some color)
- Place of Publication:
- Louisville : University Press of Colorado, [2020]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Part I Geology and Ecology of the San Luis Valley
- 1 Geologic History of the San Luis Valley p. 9 / Robert M. Kirkham and A. W. Magee
- 2 Geomorphology and Climate Change in the San Luis Valley p. 58 / Jared Maxwell Beeton and Bradley G. Johnson
- 3 Pleistocene Glaciations and the Evolution of the Great Sand Dunes p. 81 / Rich Madole
- 4 How the National Park Service Uses Science to Understand and Protect the Great Sand Dunes p. 106 / Andrew Valdez
- 5 Seismology and Geologic Hazards in the Greater San Luis Valley p. 136 / James P. McCalpin
- 6 Mines and Money: The Interplay of Ore Deposits, Mining, Environment, and Economics in the San Luis Valley p. 162 / Rob Benson
- 7 Groundwater Resources of Colorado's San Luis Basin p. 183 / Eric J. Harmon
- 8 Vertebrates of the San Luis Valley p. 208 / Timothy Armstrong and Benjamin Armstrong
- 9 Plants and Ethnobotany of the San Luis Valley p. 241 / Kristy L. Duran
- 10 A Culture of Conservation p. 269 / Rio de la Vista and Timothy Armstrong
- Part II Human History of the San Luis Valley
- 11 Indigenous Lifeways in the San Luis Valley p. 301 / Mark D. Mitchell and Angie Krall
- 12 Colorado's Hispanic Frontier: Spanish Exploration and the Early Settlement of the Conejos and Sangre de Cristo Land Grants p. 333 / Charles Nicholas Saenz
- 13 The Steel Curtain: Railroads and the Making of the San Luis Valley p. 358 / Richard D. Loosbrock
- 14 The Thread of Gaman: Japanese American Settlement in the San Luis Valley p. 369 / Bessie Konishi and Lorrie Crawford
- 15 The Political Economy of Discriminatory Lending in the San Luis Valley p. 393 / Benjamin James Waddell and Victoria Martinez
- 16 Estas palabras están conmigo: The Spanish Language of the San Luis Valley p. 415 / Damian Vergara Wilson and Devin Jenkins
- Part III Travel Itineraries
- 17 Fly Fishing in the San Luis Valley p. 445 / Deacon Aspinwall and R. Nathan Pipitone
- 18 Rock Climbing in the San Luis Valley: Penitente and Beyond p. 466 / Jeff Elison.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on August 21, 2020).
- Other Format:
- Print version: The geology, ecology, and human history of the San Luis Valley
- ISBN:
- 9781646420407
- 1646420403
- Publisher Number:
- 40030070258
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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