01277cam a2200229 4500 125436744 TxAuBib 20130115120000.0 130115s1999||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u (OCoLC)731288376 TxAuBib Lourie, Peter. Rio Grande : from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of Mexico / Peter Lourie. Honesdale, PA : Caroline House, 1999. 46 p. : ill. (some col.), col. map ; 21 x 27 cm. The Spanish_named it the "Great River." After the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers, the Rio Grande is the third longest river in the Unites States. In its long and shifting 1,885-mile course to the sea and in the history that unfolded near its banks, it also is one of North America's most dramatic rivers. Here is the Rio Grande of history and legend, vividly brought to life through a lively and informative text, illustrated with full-color and archival photographs. 20130115. Blue Bonnet Award Winner 2002-2001. Rio Grande Valley (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) Juvenile literature. Rio Grande (Colo.-Mexico and Tex.) Juvenile literature. TXMOO