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Cadillac desert : the American West and its disappearing water / Marc Reisner.

Cadillac desert : the American West and its disappearing water / Marc Reisner.
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ISBN 0140178244 (pbk.) :
Author Reisner, Marc (author.)
Title Cadillac desert : the American West and its disappearing water / Marc Reisner.
Edition Revised and updated edition
Publisher and/or associated date/s New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1993.
Description viii, 582 pages, [8] pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm.
Note Maps on lining papers.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [522]-564) and index.
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.
Summary "The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster. In his landmark book, Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city's growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of an Eden--an Eden that may only be a mirage."--Back cover.
Subjects Irrigation farming -- Government policy -- West (U.S.)History
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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