HACKER SAFE certified sites prevent over 99.9% of hacker crime.
YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE...
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West
Beyond the Hundredth Meridian: John Wesley Powell and the Second Opening of the West
by Wallace Stegner
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
Blood and Thunder: An Epic of the American West
by Hampton Sides
Not a Drop to Drink: America's Water Crisis (and What You Can Do)
Not a Drop to Drink: America's Water Crisis (and What You Can Do)
by Ken Midkiff
RELATED AISLES

Rachel Kushner Read the INK Q&A with Rachel Kushner and save 30% on Telex from Cuba.

Telex from Cuba $17.50
Hardcover Add to Cart



 
Ships free on qualified orders.
$12.50
List price: 17.00
You save: $4.50
TRADE PAPER, USED
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
1 BurnsideAmericana- Western States
1 HawthorneEnvironmental Studies- General
Hide store locations


Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water
by Marc Reisner

Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water Cover

Only 2 left in stock at $12.50!

Awards

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.
back to top

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Newly updated, this timely history of the struggle to discover and control water in the American West is a tale of rivers diverted and damned, political corruption and intrigue, billion-dollar battles over water rights, and economic and ecological disaster. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Photos.

Review:

"Reisner captures Western water history in Cinemascope and Technicolor. Cadillac Desert is timely and of national importance. Hurry up and read this book." The Washington Post

Review:

"A revealing, absorbing, often amusing, and alarming report." The New York Times Book Review

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [522]-564) and index.
back to top
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9780140178241
Subtitle:
The American West and Its Disappearing Water
Author:
Reisner, Marc
Publisher:
Penguin Books
Location:
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. :
Subject:
Description and travel
Subject:
Nature
Subject:
History
Subject:
United states
Subject:
Environmental Conservation & Protection
Subject:
West (u.s.)
Subject:
United States - State & Local
Subject:
Water-supply
Subject:
Water resources development
Subject:
Political corruption
Subject:
Irrigation
Subject:
Political corruption -- West (U.S.) -- History.
Subject:
United States - State & Local - General
Subject:
Environmental - Water Supply
Subject:
General Nature
Copyright:
1993
Edition Number:
Rev. and updated
Edition Description:
Revised and Upd
Series Volume:
Bd. 17
Publication Date:
June 2003
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
582
Dimensions:
8.36x5.52x1.09 in. 1.05 lbs.
back to top