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The San Marcos: A River?s Story
Jim Kimmel
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Description for The San Marcos: A River?s Story
Paperback. 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. Series: River Books, Sponsored by the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texa. Num Pages: 170 pages, 184 colour, 25 b&w photos, 1 drawing, 4 maps, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; RNP; WN; WTM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 216 x 12. Weight in Grams: 703.
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 ... Read 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 ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press
Publication date
2006
Series
River Books, Sponsored by the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texa
Condition
New
Number of Pages
170
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585445424
SKU
V9781585445424
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Ref
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About Jim Kimmel
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.
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