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020 $a9781623495107$q(flexbound (with flaps) :$qalk. paper)
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050 00 $aF392.B55$bF47 2017
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100 1 $aFerguson, Wes,$eauthor.
245 14 $aThe Blanco River /$cWes Ferguson ; photography by Jacob Croft Botter ; foreword by Andrew Sansom.
250 $aFirst edition.
264 1 $aCollege Station :$bTexas A&M University Press,$c[2017]
300 $a170 pages :$bcolor illustrations, map ;$c26 cm.
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
490 1 $aRiver books (Series)
500 $aMap on lining paper.
500 $aIncludes index.
505 0 $aForeword -- The White River -- The suburbs -- The battles of the Blanco -- The headwaters -- The upper Blanco -- The town, not the river -- River intruders -- The river rises -- Into Wimberley -- Li'l ark -- Halifax Ranch -- An ancient sea -- The end of the river -- Where buffalo roamed -- The deluge begins -- The Wimberley flood -- Recovery.
520 $aFor eighty-seven miles, the swift and shallow Blanco River winds through the Texas Hill Country. Its water is clear and green, darkened by frequent pools. But Spanish explorers named it the White River for the pale limestone they encountered along its banks and dramatic bluffs. Over the last two years, Wes Ferguson and Jacob Botter have paddled, walked, and waded the Blanco. They have explored its history, people, wildlife, and the natural beauty that surprises everyone who experiences this river. Described as "the defining element in some of the Hill Country's most beautiful scenery," the Blanco flows both above and below ground, part of a network of rivers and aquifers that sustains the region's wildlife and millions of humans alike. However, overpumping and prolonged drought have combined to weaken the Blanco's flow and sustenance, and in 2000 — for the first time in recorded history — the river's most significant feeder spring, Jacob's Well, briefly ceased to flow. It stopped again in 2008. Then, in the spring of 2015, a devastating flood killed twelve people and toppled the huge cypress trees along its banks, altering not just the look of the river, but the communities that had come to depend on its serene presence. River travelers Ferguson and Botter tell the remarkable story of this changeable river, confronting challenges and dangers as well as rare opportunities to see parts of the river few have seen. The authors also photographed and recorded the human response to the destruction of a beloved natural resource that has become yet another episode in the story of water in Texas.
600 10 $aFerguson, Wes$xTravel$zTexas$zBlanco River.
651 0 $aBlanco River (Tex.)$xDescription and travel.
651 0 $aBlanco River (Tex.)$xHistory.
651 4 $aBlanco River (Tex.)$xDescription and travel.
651 4 $aBlanco River (Tex.)$xHistory.
655 7 $aTravel writing.$2lcgft
700 1 $aBotter, Jacob Croft,$d1976-$eillustrator.
700 1 $aSansom, Andrew,$eeditor,$ewriter of foreword.
830 0 $aRiver books (Series)
852 00 $bglx$hF392.B55$iF47 2017