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Tables of Contents for The Colorado
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Preface to the 1984 Edition
vii
Introduction: Its Character
xvii
Part One: Its Background
The Colorado Pyramid
3
14
High Country
17
14
The Shining Mountains
31
22
Mesa and Plateau
53
28
The Desert
81
20
Its Delta
101
30
Part Two: Its People
The Conquerors
131
14
The Padres
145
19
The Trappers
164
21
The Settlers
185
18
The Outcasts
203
21
Its Travelers
224
22
``The People''
246
23
The Inheritors
269
18
Part Three: Its Future
Imperial Valley
287
30
The Colorado River Project
317
12
Boulder Dam
329
15
Canal, Aqueduct and Treaty
344
15
Long View
359
6
Part Four: Grand Canon
365
16
Reference Appendix
381
6
Glossary
387
2
Index
389