{"product_id":"the-colorado-river-chasing-water-hardcover","title":"The Colorado River: Chasing Water - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePete McBride\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNick Paumgarten\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eKevin Fedarko\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Association with Grand Canyon Conservancy and National Audubon Society. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough photography and essays, this book is a celebration of one of America's most valuable and iconic rivers and a warning demonstrating the river is a bellwether of overuse and climate change. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmerica's Western water crisis is now newsworthy on a global level, and the Colorado River is in the crosshairs. \u003ci\u003eThe Colorado River\u003c\/i\u003e is the most comprehensive look at this challenged resource that supplies drinking water to forty million Americans and supports five percent of the country's GDP. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile acclaimed photographer Pete McBride has covered water worldwide and been dubbed a \"freshwater hero\" by \u003ci\u003eNational Geographic\u003c\/i\u003e, he now brings us home to his deepest passion: saving his backyard river, the Colorado. For two decades, McBride has documented the Colorado River, from source to sea and always with a camera in hand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough McBride's photography and his own words, as well as essays on climate change and river overuse, we witness the stark reality of our water crisis but also the remarkable beauty and resilience of this ephemeral source of life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNative Coloradan \u003cb\u003ePete McBride\u003c\/b\u003e is a Sony Artisan of Light and has traveled on assignment to more than seventy-five countries for the National Geographic Society, Smithsonian, Google, and the Nature Conservancy. He has spoken on stages for TEDx, the World Economic Forum, Pixar, Nat Geo Live, and more. His books \u003ci\u003eThe Grand Canyon: Between River and Rim\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSeeing Silence\u003c\/i\u003e both won a National Outdoor Book Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNick Paumgarten\u003c\/b\u003e is an environmentalist and has been a staff writer at the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e since 2005. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Fedarko\u003c\/b\u003e works as a part-time river guide in Grand Canyon National Park. He is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Emerald Mile\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 13.23 x 10.79 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 26, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51763845366048,"sku":"9780847899746","price":60.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f8c69bac9055761af2fe4a3581312c9c.webp?v=1780239994","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-colorado-river-chasing-water-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}