The Indian River

Author : Osborn, Nathaniel
Publisher : University Press of Florida
ISBN 13 : 0813059542
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian River Lagoon written by Osborn, Nathaniel and published by University Press of Florida. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Florida Historical Society Stetson Kennedy Book Award Stretching along 156 miles of Florida's East Coast, the Indian River Lagoon contains the St. Lucie estuary, the Mosquito Lagoon, Banana River Lagoon, and the Indian River. It is a delicate ecosystem of shifting barrier islands and varying salinity levels due to its many inlets that open and close onto the ocean. The long, ribbon-like lagoon spans both temperate and subtropical climates, resulting in the most biologically diverse estuarine system in the United States. Nineteen canals and five man-made inlets have dramatically reshaped the region in the past two centuries, intensifying its natural instability and challenging its diversity. Indian River Lagoon traces the winding story of the waterway, showing how humans have altered the area to fit their needs and also how the lagoon has influenced the cultures along its shores. Now stuck in transition between a place of labor and a place of recreation, the lagoon has become a chief focus of public concern. This book provides a much-needed bigger picture as debates continue over how best to restore this natural resource.

Author : Sudipta Sen
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 030011916X
Total Pages : 460 pages
Book Rating : 4.69/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ganges written by Sudipta Sen and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping, interdisciplinary history of the world's third-largest river, a potent symbol across South Asia and the Hindu diaspora Originating in the Himalayas and flowing into the Bay of Bengal, the Ganges is India's most important and sacred river. In this unprecedented work, historian Sudipta Sen tells the story of the Ganges, from the communities that arose on its banks to the merchants that navigated its waters, and the way it came to occupy center stage in the history and culture of the subcontinent. Sen begins his chronicle in prehistoric India, tracing the river's first settlers, its myths of origin in the Hindu tradition, and its significance during the ascendancy of popular Buddhism. In the following centuries, Indian empires, Central Asian regimes, European merchants, the British Empire, and the Indian nation-state all shaped the identity and ecology of the river. Weaving together geography, environmental politics, and religious history, Sen offers in this lavishly illustrated volume a remarkable portrait of one of the world's largest and most densely populated river basins.

Author : Teresa Lee Rushworth
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467111503
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vero Beach written by Teresa Lee Rushworth and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Treasure Coast of Florida had been inhabited by indigenous peoples for many centuries when pioneer settlers began arriving from other parts of the United States in the late 1800s. When the town of Vero was incorporated in 1919, it was one of several growing communities in the area. By 1925, when it became known as the city of Vero Beach and was designated the seat of the newly formed Indian River County, this small but prosperous coastal city was poised to become a thriving tropical destination that has managed to maintain a small-town atmosphere. In addition to its captivating natural beauty, Vero Beach has been home to a world-renowned citrus industry, a World War II naval air station, the Dodgers major-league baseball organization, the Piper Aircraft Company, and a vibrant cultural life.

Author : Terry Darlington
Publisher : Delta
ISBN 13 : 0440338514
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Narrow Dog to Indian River written by Terry Darlington and published by Delta. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following the triumph of thier trip through France to Carcassonne, these two pensioners (and thier whippet, Jim) now cast off in thier narrowboat down the Intracoastal Waterway of the USA - from VIrginia to the Gulf of Mexico.

Author : C. Vickerstaff Hine
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.28/5 ( download)

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Download or read book On the Indian River written by C. Vickerstaff Hine and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Dhruv Sen Singh
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 9811029849
Total Pages : 551 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Indian Rivers written by Dhruv Sen Singh and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-30 with total page 551 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book presents geomorphological studies of the major river basins – the Indus, Ganga and Brahmaputra and their tributaries. Besides major basins, the book explores peninsular rivers and other rivers state-by-state. All types of rivers, i.e. snow-fed, rain-fed and groundwater-fed rivers are explained together in geological framework. Rivers are lifeline and understanding of the rivers, their dynamics, science and socio-economic aspect is very important. However, different sources provide different data base for rivers. But a book which explains all major rivers of a country at a single place was not yet available. This book is the first book of its kind in the world which provides expert opinion on all major rivers of a country like India. This book complements works in these areas for the last two to three decades on major rivers of India by eminent professors and scientists from different universities, IITs and Indian research institutions. The information presented in the book would appeal to a wider readership from students, teachers to researchers and planners engaged in developmental work and also to common people of the society concerned with awareness about rivers.

Author : Jim and Bonnie Garmon
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1312542039
Total Pages : 177 pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian River Country Volume 1 written by Jim and Bonnie Garmon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of articles from the Florida Star newspaper. This newspaper was published in Titusville, Florida from 1880 to 1914 and served the people of the central east coast of Florida from New Smyrna to Ft. Pierce and Port St. Lucie. These articles tell the story of the Indian River inhabitants and how they lived and worked in this new frontier of the United States in the last part of the 19th century. Genealogists, historians, and lovers of history will discover a rich source of information about the ordinary, and not-so-ordinary, people who made the Indian River Country their new home. This volume covers 1880 through 1889 and includes an every-name index.

Author : Georgina Drew
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
ISBN 13 : 0816535108
Total Pages : 281 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book River Dialogues written by Georgina Drew and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2017-04-11 with total page 281 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "River Dialogues is an ethnographic engagement with social movements contesting hydroelectric development on River Ganges"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Jim and Bonnie Garmon
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1312542381
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Indian River Country Volume 2 written by Jim and Bonnie Garmon and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014-09-22 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of articles from the Florida Star newspaper. This newspaper was published in Titusville, Florida from 1880 to 1914 and served the people of the central east coast of Florida from New Smyrna to Ft. Pierce and Port St. Lucie. These articles tell the story of the Indian River inhabitants and how they lived and worked in this new frontier of the United States in the last part of the 19th and early 20th centuries. Genealogists, historians, and lovers of history will discover a rich source of information about the ordinary, and not-so-ordinary, people who made the Indian River Country their new home. This volume covers 1890 through 1892 and includes an index of all names mentioned in the articles, along with images of some of the advertisements carried by the paper.

Author : David L. Haberman
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520247906
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book River of Love in an Age of Pollution written by David L. Haberman and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2006-09-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Very few scholars in religious studies have achieved Haberman's combination of textual and ethnographic authority. The book is groundbreaking, building on his achievements in the study of the religious traditions of Braj; he is widely regarded as a major authority on this area of Hinduism's complex regional matrix. The superior scholarship, combined with the author's personal voice, gives the book additional resonance, bringing to light an urgent environmental and moral challenge."—Paul B. Courtright, co-editor, From the Margins of Hindu Marriage: Essays in Gender, Religion, and Culture