History Literature / WetDesertTrackingDownATerroristOnTheColoradoRiver

''Wet Desert: Tracking Down a Terrorist on the Colorado River'', by Gary Hansen, is a book published in 2007 that deals with a plot by an EcoTerrorist to bring down the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Canyon_Dam Glen Canyon Dam]] in the United States, and by the effort by a manager of the Bureau of Reclamation to prevent a catastrophe.

* ArtisticLicense: As stated in the disclaimer:
-->''Although many of the places referenced in the book are real, some characteristics have been changed to fit the story.''

* NobleBigot: the family of casino security workers who, while assuming that the terrorist must be a Muslim, also JumpedAtTheCall to fill bags with dirt in order to make a dyke and prevent the collapse of the Hoover Dam.

** As the Crawfords travel down teh draining Lake Powell, they encounter a capsized boat with an empty life jacket. There is nobody to be seen and Julie is sure the boat's passengers are dead.

!Tropes:

-->"Although many of the places referenced in the book are real, some characteristics have been changed to fit the story."

* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: The chief of security at Glen Canyon Dam has an outburst when he is told that a security guard let the bomber in without confirming that the supposed elevator maintenance guy was in fact an elevator maintenance guy.
* ThePlace: Each chapter is named after the setting in which it takes place.
* TheReveal: Sid and Ryan are informed of the failure of the Glen Canyon Dam by a helicopter loudspeaker as the Grand Canyon is being evacuated.

-->"This is a work of fiction. Although many of the places referenced in the book are real, some characteristics have been changed to fit the story. Some real and historical characters and events have been included to enhance the story. However, the characters and events in this book are products of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental."

''Wet Desert: Tracking Down a Terrorist on the Colorado River'', by Gary Hansen, is a book published in 2007 that deals with a plot by an eco-terrorist to bring down the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Canyon_Dam Glen Canyon Dam]] in the United States, and by the effort by a manager of the Bureau of Reclamation to prevent a catastrophe.

* TheNameless: The bomber is usually not referred to by name in the book. Eventually it's revealed that his name was Jeffre Calhoun.

* TheNameless: The bomber is usually not referred to by name in the book.

* TheNameless: The bomber is usually not referred to by name in the book. %% Will need crosswicking and rewriting

* EndOfAnAge: Upon having a proposal for a dam on the Snake River rejected by the bureau, Grant realized that the era of dam building in the United States was over and no new dam projects would be built.

** When David, Afram and Judy can no longer hold on their raft, it and the other passengers are swept off the cliff where it had stranded and down the Colorado river towards Granite Narrows where the flood has probably formed a large waterfall. Keller and the others try to control the raft for some moments more before he is thrown off in a waterfall. The text ends with a mention of how he falls into the water and loses his senses.

* HateSink: Howard. Being a lawyer in an engineer and manager setting such as the Bureau of Reclamation, rumour has it that he was installed there by politicians in order to sabotage the Bureau's operation. He's also described as having a terrible relationship to other characters, to the point that Grant wishes that he'll be eaten by a bear during his vacation in Yellowstone National Park.