Book description
For sixty million years, the Gila River, longer than the Hudson and
the Delaware combined, has shaped the ecology of the Southwest from
its source in New Mexico to its confluence with the Colorado River in
Arizona. Today, for at least half its length, the Gila is dead, like
so many of the West's great rivers, owing to overgrazing, damming, and
other practices. This richly documented cautionary tale narrates the
Gila's natural and human history. Now updated, McNamee's study traces
recent efforts to resuscitate portions of this important riparian corridor.
Gregory McNamee is a widely published author, editor,
and photographer who lives in Tucson, Arizona.
