The San Marcos
A Rivers Story
Seiten
2006
Texas A & M University Press (Verlag)
978-1-58544-542-4 (ISBN)
Texas A & M University Press (Verlag)
978-1-58544-542-4 (ISBN)
The San Marcos springs have flowed for around ten million years. Native, non-native, prehistoric, and modern-day plants, animals, and people have inhabited the river and its banks. This book brings us a picture of a watercourse brimming with life, journeying from the river's headwater springs to its junction with the Guadalupe River, and more.
The San Marcos springs have flowed for around ten million years. In this ode to the river they form, Jim Kimmel brings us a picture of a watercourse brimming with life, past and present. Native, non-native, prehistoric, and modern-day plants, animals, and people have inhabited the river and its banks. Kimmel touches on them all with the affectionate and knowledgeable voice of one whose own life has been closely linked to the San Marcos. As readers journey with Kimmel from the river's headwater springs to its junction with the Guadalupe River, ""The San Marcos: A River's Story"" will capture the imagination and provide valuable information about the river and its crucial role in the ecological health of Texas. Original photographs by Jerry Touchstone Kimmel add a sense of the beauty and complexity of the river.
The San Marcos springs have flowed for around ten million years. In this ode to the river they form, Jim Kimmel brings us a picture of a watercourse brimming with life, past and present. Native, non-native, prehistoric, and modern-day plants, animals, and people have inhabited the river and its banks. Kimmel touches on them all with the affectionate and knowledgeable voice of one whose own life has been closely linked to the San Marcos. As readers journey with Kimmel from the river's headwater springs to its junction with the Guadalupe River, ""The San Marcos: A River's Story"" will capture the imagination and provide valuable information about the river and its crucial role in the ecological health of Texas. Original photographs by Jerry Touchstone Kimmel add a sense of the beauty and complexity of the river.
JIM KIMMEL is professor of geography and Jesse H. and Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Southwestern Studies at Texas State University. He directs the university's Center for Nature and Heritage Tourism, which he conceived and founded. He lives in San Marcos.
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.10.2006 |
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Reihe/Serie | River Books, Sponsored by The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texa |
Vorwort | Andrew Sansom |
Zusatzinfo | 184 color photos., 26 b&w photos., 1 drawing., 4 maps. 1 chart. |
Verlagsort | College Station |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 216 x 254 mm |
Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie |
Reisen ► Bildbände ► Nord- / Mittelamerika | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz | |
ISBN-10 | 1-58544-542-8 / 1585445428 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-58544-542-4 / 9781585445424 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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