Against the Tide
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: April 15, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780231084192
Subjects: Conservation of the environment; Environmental Science; Management of land & natural resources; Science; Environmental Studies; Science/Mathematics; USA; Environmental Conservation & Protection - General; Oceans & Seas; Science / Oceanography; Earth Sciences - General; Beach erosion; Coast changes; Coastal zone management; Coasts; United States
First sentence: As the twentieth century dawned on Galveston, Texas, the island city was a thriving place.