River Flowing from the Sunrise: An Environmental History of the Lower San Juan

Authors

James M. Aton
Robert S. McPherson

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Abstract

The authors recount twelve millennia of history along the lower San Juan River, much of it the story of mostly unsuccessful human attempts to make a living from the river's arid and fickle environment. From the Anasazi to government dam builders, from Navajo to Mormon herders and farmers, from scientific explorers to busted miners, the San Juan has attracted more attention and fueled more hopes than such a remote, unpromising, and muddy stream would seem to merit.

Document Type

Book

Publisher

Utah State University Press

Publication Date

2000

ISBN

9780874213973

City

Logan

Comments

Available as ebook or hard copy from USU Press.

Recommended Citation

Aton, James M. and McPherson, Robert S., "River Flowing from the Sunrise: An Environmental History of the Lower San Juan" (2000). All USU Press Publications. 128.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/usupress_pubs/128