Everyone else should just read it and enjoy a good story written in great prose and learn a few things. Paul horgan was an american author of fiction and nonfiction, most of. All project lands lie on the north side of the river within the. The rio grande s watershed covers 182,200 square miles 472,000 km 2. Navigation on the rio grande the handbook of texas online. This is a good history of the entire length of the river, but sometimes too exhaustive to read in entirety. The rio grande shared river international and interstate paul horgan 19031995 great river. Situated deep in southern texas adjacent to the rio grande in the. The rio grande rises in the western part of the rio grande national forest in the u. Rio grande wikipedia bahasa indonesia, ensiklopedia bebas. Rio grande adalah salah satu dari 19 great waters yang diakui oleh mericas great waters coalition.
He did not publish a work of fiction for ten long years, and it was his history of the rio grande, great river, published in 1954, that earned him his first pulitzer. Paul horgan august 1, 1903 march 8, 1995 was an american author of fiction and. The mercedes division spans southeast hidalgo county and western cameron county. The river is formed by the joining of several streams at the base of canby mountain in the san juan mountains, just east of the continental divide. With the skill of a novelist, the veracity of a scholar, and the love of a longtime resident, paul horgan describes the rio grande, its role in human. Dive deep into paul horgans great river with extended analysis, commentary, and discussion. Paul horgan august 1, 1903 march 8, 1995 was an american author of fiction and nonfiction, most of which was set in the southwestern united states. His next popular success was the historical novel, a distant. The rio grande in north american history the very aspects that make the conchos so vital a large transboundary river in an arid region facing high growth.
See all 3 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. In a recent report, we found that 50,000 acrefeet in a dry year and 85,000 acrefeet in an average year of water could be conserved if the water stored in the rivers lowelevation reservoirs was instead stored upstream. Rio grande edited by jan reid the university of texas press. Rio grande academic dictionaries and encyclopedias. It was the winner of both the bancroft prize and the pulitzer prize for history. The rio grande in north american history by paul horgan published in 1955. Center for environmental research at hornsby bend waters. Great river by paul horgan overdrive rakuten overdrive. He twice won the pulitzer prize for history in a literary career spanning seven decades, and taught at yale university, university of iowa and wesleyan university. Many endorheic basins are situated within, or adjacent to, the rio grande s basin, and these are sometimes included in the river basins total area, increasing its size to about 336,000 square miles 870,000 km 2. Great river is considered a classic in the historical literature of the american southwest. Because rio means river in spanish, the phrase rio grande river is redundant. According to the international boundary and water commission, its total length was 1,896 miles 3,051 km in the late 1980s, though course shifts. Great river the rio grande in north america history vol two.
If not for the happenstance of politics, war, and history, it might have attained the name recognition of, say, the brazos. A paragraph or two is inadequate to capture anything of the rhythmic, the, almost poetic flow of the style, the sense of the land and the people, the beauty of the concept, with its pictorial. Pulitzer prize, any of a series of annual prizes awarded by columbia university, new york city, for outstanding public service and achievement in american journalism, letters, and music. Both volumes of this two volume set are in fine conditon with gilt stamping on the spine both are small quartos of 9 by 6 inches. Navigation on the rio grande the handbook of texas. The rio grande in north american history 1954 beyond the 100th meridian and the great american desert powell s expeditions led to his belief that the arid west was. Many endorheic basins are situated within, or adjacent to, the rio grandes basin, and these are sometimes included in the river basins total area, increasing its size to about 336,000 square miles 870,000 km 2. Winner of the pulitzer prize for history 1954 winner of the bancroft prize in history 1954 winner of both the pulitzer prize and bancroft prize for history. University of texas at brownsville and texas southmost college, 2005. Along the way it forms part of the mexico united states border. The rio grande in north american history horgan, paul on. With the skill of a novelist, the veracity of a scholar, and the love of a longtime resident, paul horgan describes the rio grande, its role in human history, and the overlapping cultures that have grown up alongside it or entered into conflict over the land it traverses. This book contains two volumes and is considered a major masterpiece in american historical writing. Mar 09, 1995 a writer of remarkable breadth whose favorite subject was his native southwest, mr.
River of the month the rio grande by western rivers. The lower rio grande rehabilitation project has the distinction of being the southern and nearly eastern most project constructed by the bureau of reclamation in the united states. A writer of remarkable breadth whose favorite subject was his native southwest, mr. A ribbon of life, history and legend in the arid west, the rio grande is an american icon and one of the countrys original wild and scenic rivers. Every student of history should read it and have a paul horgan as hisher teacher. The rio grande begins in southcentral colorado in the united states and flows to the gulf of mexico. Alang the wey it forms pairt o the mexicounitit states border. Regional history at its most stupendous, this two volume saga of the rio grande, a story in which the clash of many peoples who have merged to make up our southwest is given its panoramic sweep of drama.
Winner of both the pulitzer prize and bancroft prize for history, great river was hailed as a literary masterpiece and enduring classic when it first appeared in. Mexicos rio bravo angry river or fierce river and the united states rio grande great river. World war ii had a decisive effect on horgan s career as a writer. Harbert davenport, notes on early steamboating on the rio grande, southwestern historical quarterly 49 october 1945. The rio grande in north american history vol ii only by horgan, paul and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The spanish rio grande the river of palms rivals upland river the travelers tales destiny and the future faith and bad faith facing battle battle piece the garrison siege the eastern plains prophecy and retreat lords and victims the. Rio grande is spanish for big river and rio grande del norte means great river of the north. The rivers distinctiveness is captured by the two names that have endured.
From there, it flows through the san luis valley, then south into the middle rio grande valley in new mexico, passing through the rio grande. The main divisions of the lower rio grande rehabilitation project are named after two small towns situated just off u. Roll over image to expand great river the rio grande by horgan, paul, new york. The rio grande in north american history as want to read. It tells the fascinating history of the rio grande and the many different people who lived around and alongside it. With the exception of wallace stegner, no living american has so distinguished himself in both fiction and history. Paul horgan winner of both the pulitzer prize and bancroft prize for history, great river was hailed as a literary masterpiece and enduring classic when it first appeared in 1954. The rio grandes watershed covers 182,200 square miles 472,000 km 2. Horgan published by wesleyan university press horgan, paul. Rio grande although i was raised in new mexico, i forget that the greater length of the river flows through texas. The rio grande in north american history vol ii only by horgan, paul and a great selection of related books, art and. Graf, the economic history of the lower rio grande valley, 18201875 ph. Paul horgan 19041995 was a novelist, historian and biographerand one of the 20th centurys most gifted authors. World war ii had a decisive effect on horgans career as a writer.
Accordin tae the international boundary and water commission, its tot lenth wis 1,896 miles 3,051 km in the late 1980s, tho. Paul horgan, 91, historian and novelist of the southwest. While america was being founded between boston and philadelphia, great things were happening 2,000 miles away on a muddy river in what would later be called new mexico. This book is the 655th greatest nonfiction book of all time as determined by. Winner of both the pulitzer prize and bancroft prize for history, great river was hailed as a literary masterpiece and enduring classic when it first appeared in 1954.