Cadillac desert

the American West and its disappearing water

by Marc Reisner

No cover — Marc Reisner: Cadillac desert (1993, Douglas & McIntyre)

582 pages

English language

Published Nov. 8, 1993 by Douglas & McIntyre.

ISBN:: 978-1-55054-080-2
OCLC Number:: 27678694

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"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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5 stars

An excellent book to learn about the politics and water wars of the American Southwest. Some eye-openers if you're not familiar with the backstory

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5 stars

A fascinating book that should be mandatory reading for all of my fellow Californians.

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Subjects

Irrigation -- Government policy -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Water resources development -- Government policy -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Political corruption -- West (U.S.) -- History.

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