| Main Title |
Cadillac desert : the American West and its disappearing water / |
| Author |
Reisner, Marc,
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| Publisher |
Penguin Books, |
| Year Published |
1993 |
| OCLC Number |
28228340 |
| ISBN |
0140178244; 9780140178241 |
| Subjects |
Irrigation--Government policy--West (US)--History ;
Water resources development--Government policy--West (US)--History ;
Political corruption--West (US)--History ;
West United States ;
Bew asserung ;
Entwicklungsplanung ;
Umweltpolitik ;
Wasserreserve ;
USA--Weststaaten
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| Local Library Info |
| Library |
Local Subject |
Local Note |
| N/A |
sustainability collection |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ERAM |
HD1739.A17R45 1993 |
2 copies |
Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA |
02/23/2000 |
| ESAM |
HD1739.A17R45 1993 |
|
Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
07/03/1997 |
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| Edition |
Rev. and updated |
| Collation |
viii, 582 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 522-564) and index. Maps on lining papers. |
| Contents Notes |
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. 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. |
| Place Published |
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : |
| PUB Date Free Form |
1993. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
93173272 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20000214194041 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
01132cam 2200325 a 45020 |
