River of Contrasts: The Texas Colorado

Title Page, Copyright, Dedication, Frontispiece

River Books Sponsored by the River Systems Institute at Texas State University Andrew Sansom, General Editor A list of books in this series is available at the end of the book. River of Contrasts Foreword by Andrew Samson River of Contrasts Margie Crisp Foreword by Andrew Sansom T E X A S A & M U N I V E R S I T Y P R E S S C O L L E G E S TAT I O N THE TEXAS COLORADO Copyright© 2012 by Margie Crisp Manufactured in China By Everbest Printing Co., through FCI Print Group All rights reserved First edition This paper meets the requirements of ANSI/NISO Z39.48-1992 (Permanence of Paper). Binding materials have been chosen for durability. library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Crisp, Margie, 1960– River of contrasts : the Texas Colorado / Margie Crisp ; foreword by Andrew Sansom.—1st ed. p. cm.—(River books) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN-13: 978-1-60344-466-8 (flexbound : alk. paper) ISBN-10: 1-60344-466-1 (flexbound : alk. paper) ISBN-13: 978-1-60344-747-8 (e-book) 1. Colorado River Valley (Tex.)—Description and travel. 2. Colorado River Valley (Tex.)—History. 3. Colorado River (Tex.)—Description and travel. 4. Natural history—Texas—Colorado River Valley. I. Title. II. Series: River books (Series) F392.C6C75 2012 976.4—dc23 2011024353 For my husband, Bill and in memory of my mom, Margaret Campbell Bamberger The฀Colorado฀River’s฀course฀in฀Texas ...