River Song: A Journey down the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers
de Cook, Joe; Cook, Monica; Historic Chattahoochee Commission [Editor]
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- Muy bueno/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0817310347
- ISBN 13
- 9780817310349
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Sarasota, Florida, United States
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University Alabama Press, 2000-09-20. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 11x11x1. Price-clipped jacket edges are worn, light rubbing, binding tight, internally clean. In the spring and summer of 1995, husband and wife photographers Joe and Monica Cook explored the length of the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers by foot and canoe in a rare source-to-sea journey This roo-day, 540-mile adventure took them through every bend of the river system from its ridge-top spring in the north Georgia mountains, through Atlanta's suburban sprawl, down the Alabama-Georgia border, through the tupelo and cypress swamps of the Florida panhandle, and finally to the Gulf of Mexico. In River Song, the Cooks make a passionate plea for the preservation of this important waterway. Their gorgeous color landscapes, sepia images of the "river people" they meet along the way, and strong personal narrative showcase the beauty and diversity of the Chattahoochee and capture the stories of those who live and work along the river's edge. All elements of the book combine to paint a vivid and fascinating portrait of the river's social and cultural history and the environmental troubles that threaten its survival. During their journey, the Cooks found both spectacular beauty and disturbing degradationâoften in the same bends of the river. Polluted, overdeveloped, dammed, and dredged, the Chatta-hoochee and Apalachicola River system was named the country's 5th most endangered waterway in the year 2000 by American Rivers, a national river con-servation organization. Currently some three mil-lion people living within the tri-state watershed are grappling over how to divvy up this finite resource. Everyone, the Cooks argue, must accept responsibil-ity for the future health of this river system. As they see it, "Individuals hold the real remedy for what ails the Chattahoochee." River Song is an engaging travelogue, a gorgeous photographic portfolio, and a call to action for those who care about this endangered waterway.
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- Librería
- Birkitt's Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 240505032
- Título
- River Song: A Journey down the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola Rivers
- Autor
- Cook, Joe; Cook, Monica; Historic Chattahoochee Commission [Editor]
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Muy bueno
- Estado de la sobrecubierta
- Very Good
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 0817310347
- ISBN 13
- 9780817310349
- Editorial
- University Alabama Press
- Lugar de publicación
- Tuscaloosa, Al
- Fecha de publicación
- 2000-09-20
- Tamaño
- 11x11x1
- Palabras clave
- photography
- Catálogos del vendedor
- Photography;
- X weight
- 78 oz
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