River of Contrasts: The Texas Colorado

Contents

Contents Foreword by Andrew Sansom ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv 1. Early Spring on the High Plains: Headwaters 1 2. Impounded on the Rolling Plains 31 3. River Revealed: Cross Timbers and into the Llano Uplift 67 4. Another Colorado: The Highland Lakes and Lady Bird Lake 101 5. Living Downstream: East Austin through the Blackland Prairies 145 6. Into the Gulf (almost): Gulf Prairies and Matagorda Bay 173 Notes 207 Further Reading 211 Artwork 215 Index 219 ...