Cadillac Desert
The American West And Its Disappearing Water
Ratings10
Average rating4.6
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The American West And Its Disappearing Water
Ratings10
Average rating4.6
"Beautifully written and meticulously researched."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This updated study of the economics, politics, and ecology of water covers more than a century of public and private desert reclamation in the American West.
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This book is a stellar history of water policy through top-down and “great men” lenses, delivered in a dense, drawn-out format.
