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The Western United States: A Geographical Reader

by Harold W. Fairbanks

The subject matter has not been selected with the object of covering the field of Western geography in a systematic manner, but instead the attempt has been made to picture as graphically as may be some of its more striking and interesting physical features, and the influence which these features have exerted upon its discovery and settlement.

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Language

English

Original Language

English

Published In

1904

Genre/Category

Travel

Tags/Keywords

History River Geography Discovery Earth Physiology United States Earthquake

Authors

Harold W. Fairbanks

United States

Harold W. Fairbanks (b.1860) was an expert on the geology and geography of the Pacific Coast, and author of over 40 books and articles. His published works include Stories of our mother Earth (18...

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Preface and The Work of the Colorado River
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A Trip into the Grand Cañon of the Colorado
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How the Columbia Plateau was Made
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The Cañons of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
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An Oregon Glacier
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Something About Earthquakes and Mountain Building
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The Last Volcanic Eruptions in the United States
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The Mud Volcanoes of the Colorado Desert
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The History of a Coast Line
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The Discovery of the Columbia River
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The Great Basin and its Peculiar Lakes
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Fremont's Adventures in the Great Basin
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The Story of Great Salt Lake
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The Skagit River
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The Story of Lake Chelan
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The Native Inhabitants of the Pacific Slope
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The Story of Lewis and Clark
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The Russians in California
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Death Valley
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The Cliff Dwellers and Their Descendants
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The Life of the Desert
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The Pony Express
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How Climate and Physical Features Influenced the Settlements of the West
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The Life of the Prospector
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Gold and Gold-Mining
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Copper-Mining
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Coal and Petroleum
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The Climate of the Pacific Slope
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Something About Irrigation
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The Location of the Cities of the Pacific Slope
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The Forest Belt of the Sierra Nevada Mountains
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The National Parks and Forest Reserves
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