Rio Grande - Softcover

Lourie, Peter

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1563978962 ISBN 13: 9781563978968

Publisher: Boyds Mills Press, 2000

Synopsis

The Spanish called it the Rio Grande, the "Great River." After the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, the Rio Grande is the third longest river in the Unites States. In its 1,885-mile course to the sea and in the history that has unfolded on its banks, it is also one of North America's most dramatic rivers. Peter Lourie explores the Rio Grande to discover what makes the "Great River" great. He follows it from its headwaters in Colorado's snow-capped Rockies to the Gulf of Mexico's sub-tropical shores. His journey takes him into the territories of Billy the Kid and Pancho Villa. He visits an ancient Pueblo where he witnesses an annual feast day and corn dance. When the river becomes a 1,000-mile boarder between Mexico and the United States, he accompanies the U.S. Border Patrol, then takes a whitewater rafting trip through desert canyons of Big Bend National Park. Finally, the author's journey ends with a dive into the warm waters of the Gulf. Here is the Rio Gande of history and legend, vividly brought to life through a lively and informative text, illustrated with full-color and archival photographs.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter Lourie author of Rio Grande, Amazon, Hudson River, Yukon River, Everglades, and Erie Canal, lives in Middlebury, Vermont.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3-5The Rio Grande flows almost 2,000 miles from the Continental Divide in Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico below Brownsville, TX. During the course of its journey, the river is mighty and meek, life enriching and life altering, but always alluring and important to the people who live along its path. Louries first-person travelogue successfully brings this body of water to life and provides readers with a sense of its history and the places that it passes through. The author also relates his feelings of excitement and adventure as he traveled downriver. Historical photographs and reproductions of Billy the Kid, General Santa Anna, Pancho Villa, and others supplement Louries bright, sharp full-color photographs; a map highlights the towns he visited during the trip. Through this photo-essay, armchair travelers can share the joy of following a river from its source to its mouth while picking up bits of history, archaeology, culture, and political and environmental concern.Jeanette Larson, Texas State Library, Austin
Copyright 1999 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Boyds Mills Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1563978962
• ISBN 13: 9781563978968
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 48