The Gila: River of the Southwest

by Edwin Corle

Book Overview

In the words of Edwin Corle, author of Desert Country, who has chronicled the story of the Gila River, "There is no other stream that even resembles it"--and the pages of this book bear him out. A changeable ricer, at one time the Gila resembled the Everglades; in 1950 the lower river--fully half it six-hundred-mile length--was dry as dust. The Gila has never known a steamboat, very few rowboats, and only a fair assortment of fish, but from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803250401
• ISBN13: 9780803250406
• Release Date: September 1965
• Publisher: Bison Books
• Length: 401 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Great Read

This book is fasinating. Follows the Gila River from New Mexico to the Colorado River. Tells a great story about Mexico, Arizona and New Mexico. Starting with the Priest coming up from Mexico, the first explorers of the area and follows all the way to the early 50s. Great read, fun book if you like history.

A great review of a forgotten river

I great review of this unique area of Arizona & New Mexico.