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A River No More: The Colorado River and the West

A study of the Colorado River system surveys the potential problems that vast social and economic growth, laws and regulations, and special interests have helped to create

By Philip L. Fradkin

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Hardcover:

9780394415796 | Alfred a Knopf Inc, May 1, 1981, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A study of the Colorado River system surveys the potential problems that vast social and economic growth, laws and regulations, and special interests have helped to create

Paperback:

9780520205642 | 2 edition (Univ of California Pr, October 1, 1996), cover price $31.95

9780816508235 | Reprint edition (Univ of Arizona Pr, January 1, 1984), cover price $17.95

Sagebrush Country: Land and the American West

As the author tours he comments on the history and conditions of the place, the area around the Uinta Mountains, as an example of what occurred in the whole West

By Philip L. Fradkin

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9780394529356 | 1 edition (Alfred a Knopf Inc, April 1, 1989), cover price $22.95 | About this edition: As the author tours he comments on the history and conditions of the place, the area around the Uinta Mountains, as an example of what occurred in the whole West

Paperback:

9781555663308 | Johnson Books, March 1, 2004, cover price $17.50

9780816512362 | Reprint edition (Univ of Arizona Pr, April 1, 1991), cover price $19.95

Fallout: An American Nuclear Tragedy

Reviews the nuclear testing that took place in the 1950s and 1960s in Nevada and the extensive damage to surrounding areas and people wrought by those tests, as well as the government's failure to accept accountability (view table of contents)

By Philip L. Fradkin

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9781555663315 | Johnson Books, March 1, 2004, cover price $17.50

9780816511433 | Univ of Arizona Pr, June 1, 1989, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Reviews the nuclear testing that took place in the 1950s and 1960s in Nevada and the extensive damage to surrounding areas and people wrought by those tests, as well as the government's failure to accept accountability

Wanderings of an Environmental Journalist: In Alaska and the American West

By Philip L. Fradkin

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Hardcover:

9780826314161 | Univ of New Mexico Pr, April 1, 1993, cover price $27.50

The Seven States of California: A Natural and Human History

A survey of the distinct ecological areas of California looks at the natural features that typify them, and links them to stories about the people found there, from Native Americans to Chinese laborers

By Philip L. Fradkin

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9780805019476 | Henry Holt & Co, July 1, 1995, cover price $30.00 | About this edition: A survey of the distinct ecological areas of California looks at the natural features that typify them, and links them to stories about the people found there, from Native Americans to Chinese laborers

Paperback:

9780520209428 | Reprint edition (Univ of California Pr, March 1, 1997), cover price $31.95

Magnitude 8: Earthquakes and Life Along the San Andreas Fault

A 'superb cautionary tale (that) should be required reading for every Californian' (Mike Davis, author of 'City of Quartz'), 'Magnitude 8' reaches beyond the earthshaking moment to examine the mythology, culture, social implications, politics, and science of earthquakes.Offers a history of earthquakes and a guide to the San Andreas fault, along with dramatic stories of past earthquakes

By Philip L. Fradkin

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9780805046960 | Henry Holt & Co, October 1, 1998, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Offers a history of earthquakes and a guide to the San Andreas fault, along with dramatic stories of past earthquakes

Paperback:

9780520221192 | Univ of California Pr on Demand, October 1, 1999, cover price $31.95 | About this edition: A 'superb cautionary tale (that) should be required reading for every Californian' (Mike Davis, author of 'City of Quartz'), 'Magnitude 8' reaches beyond the earthshaking moment to examine the mythology, culture, social implications, politics, and science of earthquakes.

Wildest Alaska: Journeys of Great Peril in Lituya Bay

A travelogue takes readers into the heart of Alaska in search of the region's great natural beauty and diversity and explores how the forces of the natural world have shaped the landscape.

By Philip L. Fradkin

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Hardcover:

9780520224674 | Univ of California Pr, May 1, 2001, cover price $85.00 | About this edition: A travelogue takes readers into the heart of Alaska in search of the region's great natural beauty and diversity and explores how the forces of the natural world have shaped the landscape.

Paperback:

9780520239067 | Univ of California Pr, March 1, 2003, cover price $26.95

Stagecoach: Wells Fargo and the Rise of the American Financial Services Industry

By Philip L. Fradkin

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Hardcover:

9780743227971 | Simon & Schuster, February 1, 2002, cover price $37.50

Stagecoach: Wells Fargo and the American West

Recounts the rise of Wells Fargo & Co., an innovative company that provided basic services such as the exchange of gold dust for coin and reliable delivery of letters and goods.

By Philip L. Fradkin

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Hardcover:

9780786242924 | Large print edition (Thorndike Pr, July 1, 2002), cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Recounts the rise of Wells Fargo & Co.

9780743213608 | Free Pr, January 1, 2002, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: Recounts the rise of Wells Fargo & Co.

Paperback:

9780743234368 | Reprint edition (Free Pr, March 4, 2003), cover price $20.95

Miscellaneous:

9780743227629 | Free Pr, April 24, 2002, cover price $14.99 | About this edition: Sweeping in scope, as revealing of an era as it is of a company, Stagecoach is the epic story of Wells Fargo and the American West.

The Great Earthquake And Firestorms Of 1906: How San Francisco Nearly Destroyed Itself

A definitive account of the 1906 earthquake and resulting firestorms that devastated the city of San Francisco explains how human ineptitude and power politics nearly destroyed the city by failing to serve the needs of its ordinary citizens or to consider the disaster's long-lasting psychological effects, resulting in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval. Reprint.

By Philip L. Fradkin

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Hardcover:

9780520230606 | Univ of California Pr, April 1, 2005, cover price $85.00 | About this edition: The first indication of the prolonged terror that followed the 1906 earthquake occurred when a ship steaming off San Franciscoâs Golden Gate Âseemed to jump clear out of the water.

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9780520248205 | Reprint edition (Univ of California Pr, April 1, 2006), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A definitive account of the 1906 earthquake and resulting firestorms that devastated the city of San Francisco explains how human ineptitude and power politics nearly destroyed the city by failing to serve the needs of its ordinary citizens or to consider the disaster's long-lasting psychological effects, resulting in a period of unparalleled civic upheaval.

Clarence Edward Dutton: An Appraisal

By Philip L. Fradkin (foreword by) and Wallace Earle Stegner

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Hardcover:

9780874808650 | Univ of Utah Pr, July 30, 2006, cover price $25.00

Wallace Stegner and the American West

An illuminating portrait of Wallace Stegner examines the life and career of the twentieth-century literary luminary in terms of his roles as a premier chronicler of the American West, influential teacher, and visionary conservationist.

By Philip L. Fradkin

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Hardcover:

9781400043910 | 1 edition (Alfred a Knopf Inc, February 12, 2008), cover price $27.50 | About this edition: An illuminating portrait of Wallace Stegner examines the life and career of the twentieth-century literary luminary in terms of his roles as a premier chronicler of the American West, influential teacher, and visionary conservationist.

Paperback:

9780520259577 | Univ of California Pr, February 17, 2009, cover price $26.95

Everett Ruess: His Short Life, Mysterious Death, and Astonishing Afterlife

By Philip L. Fradkin

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Hardcover:

9780520265424 | Univ of California Pr, August 29, 2011, cover price $28.95

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