Rio Grande

by Jan Reid and Dashka Slater

The liquid lifeline of an arid land, the Rio Grande has always been a vital presence in the American Southwest and Northern Mexico. A source of human sustenance for at least 15,000 years, the river has also been a site of conflict ever since exploring Spaniards first crossed its channel to colonize the Native Americans. Today, it is one of the frontiers in the war against terrorism in the Middle East. Yet the Rio Grande has a life independent...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0292706014
• ISBN13: 9780292706019
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: University of Texas Press
• Length: 337 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 7.4" x 10.1"