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TWJ: "Bitter Waters: The Struggles of the Pecos River"

A new book walks through the forces that have shaped the iconic Pecos River that might be better described as "one of the most misunderstood and mistreated rivers in the Lone Star State."

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The upper reaches of Dead Man's Canyon of the Pecos River with lower-than average water levels in the Pecos River just west of Comstock, Texas on October 12, 2012.
Credit: Bob Daemmrich

A new book walks through the forces that have shaped the iconic Pecos River that might be better described as "one of the most misunderstood and mistreated rivers in the Lone Star State."

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