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Delta Narratives: Saving The Historical And Cultural Heritage Of The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, Steve Boilard, Robert Benedetti, Margit Aramburu, Gregg Camfield, Philip Garone, Jennifer Helzer, Reuben Smith, William Swagerty, Marcia Eymann, Tod Ruhstaller, David Stuart, Leigh Johnsen, Dylan Mcdonald, Michael J. Wurtz, Blake Roberts, Margo Lentz-Meyer

College of the Pacific Faculty Reports

From August 2014 through July 2015, the Delta Narratives project, on contract to the Delta Protection Commission, addressed two questions. First, in what ways does the historical experience of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta contribute to an understanding of key themes in regional and American history? Second, how might Delta stories gain wider appreciation within the region, throughout Northern California, and among people in the rest of California and beyond?

Scholars on the project team documented ways the history of the Delta illustrates trends in land management and reclamation, technological shifts in transportation and agriculture, the impact of ethnicity and labor …

The Historical Geography Of The Colorado Plateau, 1539-1991, Michael J. Wurtz

University Libraries Librarian and Staff Articles and Papers

The geography of the physiograph province of the Colorado Plateau has had the greatest impact on its history including: exploration and evaluation, settlement, transportation, economics, and politics.

Annotated Checklist Of The Birds Of San Joaquin County, California, James Leroy Tate Jr.

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

Evaluation of many records is the only way valid judgments can be made on abundance and status. The necessity of obtaining exact dates, localities, numbers, and special weather conditions cannot be overemphasized. For this reason, records in supplement to this list are freely solicited.

The present checklist includes all species and subspecies for which specimens exist. In some instances sight records have been adequate reason for including a species on the list when no specimen existed. Sight records for species which are difficult to identify have been admitted upon careful editing. The author has followed the policy outlined by Griscom …

Navigation On The San Joaquin River, 1848-1925, John Wynn Birtwhistle

University of the Pacific Theses and Dissertations

This thesis is a history of the navigation on the San Joaquin River from 1848 until 1925. The main purpose of the thesis will be to examine chronologically any and all events and factors concerned with the navigation of the river during that period of time. The first chapter will survey the geographical and historical background of the San Joaquin River.

The emphasis will be placed on the river's use for navigation. Since the upper, southern third of the San Joaquin Valley does not drain into the San Joaquin River, only those areas between the Kings River on the south …

Part 06 John Muir Autobiography, John Muir

John Muir Draft Autobiography, 1908

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Part 11 John Muir Autobiography, John Muir

John Muir Draft Autobiography, 1908

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Part 07 John Muir Autobiography, John Muir

John Muir Draft Autobiography, 1908

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Part 10 John Muir Autobiography, John Muir

John Muir Draft Autobiography, 1908

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Part 03 John Muir Autobiography, John Muir

John Muir Draft Autobiography, 1908

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Part 01 John Muir Autobiography, John Muir

John Muir Draft Autobiography, 1908

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Part 02 John Muir Autobiography, John Muir

John Muir Draft Autobiography, 1908

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Part 08 John Muir Autobiography, John Muir

John Muir Draft Autobiography, 1908

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Part 09 John Muir Autobiography, John Muir

John Muir Draft Autobiography, 1908

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Part 05 John Muir Autobiography, John Muir

John Muir Draft Autobiography, 1908

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Part 04 John Muir Autobiography, John Muir

John Muir Draft Autobiography, 1908

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