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| A history of the federal water projects that transformed the American West within a single generation. A former staff writer for the Natural Resources Defense Council, Reiser describes how the nationally coordinated construction of a series of dams, aqueducts, roads, and hydroelectric generators during the years immediately following the First World War provided the then-sparsely populated region the necessary infrastructure to develop into a thriving modern community. |
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Key Information
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| Authors: |
Marc Reisner |
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Environmental Science |
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Business & Economics |
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Professional Reviews
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Chicago Sun-Times: "Intelligent, provocative, and compulsively readable.", Washington Post Book World: "A highly partisan, wonderfully readable portrayal of the damning, diverting and dirtying of western rivers." |
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Book Editions
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- Paperback
- Revised
- June 01, 1993
- Penguin Group USA
- 8.5"(h) x 5.5"(w) x 1"(d), 1.05 lbs.
- 9780140178241
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