The Many Faces of Texoma's Red River

Download or read book The Many Faces of Texoma's Red River written by Natalie Bauman and published by . This book was released on 2017-10 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: None of us are one dimensional. We all have many facets to our personalities. A facet is defined as an aspect or phase, or, as in jewelry, a particular visible surface or face. Things and places such as rivers can also have many diverse facets or faces which might be perceived as positive or negative.The Red River of Texoma is no exception, it has many different faces; some benevolent, some fearsome.Faces are perceived many different ways according to the eye of the beholder and his or her perspective. Also like faces, the river is ever changing, remaining fascinating no matter how long it is observed.This book will attempt to examine The Many Faces of Texoma's Red River.Contents:THE YOUNG FACE OF THE RED RIVERFRIENDLY FACE OF RED RIVER PROVIDES WATERY HIGHWAY:RED RIVER WAS A CROSSING ON THE CATTLE TRAILS THE GREAT RAFT, COTTON TRANSPORTED ON RIVERNAVIGATION ON THE RED RIVERRED RIVER FERRIES BRIDGES ON THE RED RIVER ENABLED TRAIN AND IMMIGRANT CROSSINGS AND HELPED COMMERCETHE BENEFICENT FACE OF RED RIVER PROVIDES FOOD AND WATER, A SOURCE OF LIFETHE FEARSOME FACE OF RED RIVERRED RIVER WAS A SOURCE OF NATURAL DISASTER, DESTRUCTION AND DEATHFull of DRY SAND BARS At Times, SWOLLEN WITH RAGING FLOODS One Day, A FROZEN ICE RINK The NextSAVING LIVES ON THE RED ANOTHER FACE......OF THE RED RIVER UNDER CONTROL FLOOD CONTROL ON RED RIVER ULTIMATELY ACCOMPLISHED BY BUILDING THE DENISON DAM CONSTRUCTION OF THE DAMTHE WILD SIDE OF THE FACE OF RED RIVER