Cadillac desert the American West and its disappearing water

This history of water rights in the American West focuses on the political corruption and intrigue, including the rivalry between the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.s. Army Corps of Engineers.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Reisner, Marc
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1993.
Edition:Rev. and updated
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Table of Contents:
  • A country of illusion
  • The Red Queen
  • First causes
  • An American Nile (I)
  • The Go-Go years
  • Rivals in crime
  • Dominy
  • An American Nile (II)
  • The peanut farmer and the pork barrel
  • Chinatown
  • Those who refuse to learn ...
  • Things fall apart
  • A civilization, if you can keep it.