Crosby, Alexander L.       <br/><br/>
The Rio Grande   Life for the Desert 
Alexander L. Crosby; Map by Fred Kliem 
 - Champaign, Illinois  Garrard Publishing Company  1966 
 - 96 p. 
 - Rivers of the world . <br/><br/> Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The long journey -- A bridge of ice -- White men in steel -- Spain gives up -- West to Santa Fe -- Gunfire -- The railroads arrive -- Horned toads and peccaries -- Wild canyons -- Roads to remember. 
<br/><br/>  Bringing its gift of water to the arid lands of Mexico and the United States, this peaceful river is the scene of history-making days in the story of the great Southwest 
<br/><br/> 8 - 12 years 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/> Rio Grande   (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) --Rivers--Juvenile literature. <br/>Rio Grande Valley   (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) --Rivers--Juvenile literature
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>j976.4 Cro   29