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Back in print for the first time in over ten years, this classic account of the numerous struggles—national, state, and local—that have occurred over western American water rights since the late 1800s is thoroughly expanded and updated to trace the continuing battles raging over the West's most valuable, and contentious, resource.
Price: $34.95
Pages: 433
Publisher: University of California Press
Imprint: University of California Press
Publication Date:
15 May 2009
Trim Size: 9.00 X 6.00 in
ISBN: 9780520260115
Format: Paperback
Norris Hundley, Jr. is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of California, Los Angeles, and author of many books on California, water rights, and the West.
Preface to the 2009 Edition
1. Dreamers and Planters
2. Imperial Joins the Crusade
3. The League and the Law
4. A Call for Diplomacy
5. Power Sets the Stage
6. Stalemate
7. Dividing the Waters
8. Ratification Battles
9. Arizona v. California
Epilogue
Appendix: The Colorado River Compact
Bibliography
Index
1. Dreamers and Planters
2. Imperial Joins the Crusade
3. The League and the Law
4. A Call for Diplomacy
5. Power Sets the Stage
6. Stalemate
7. Dividing the Waters
8. Ratification Battles
9. Arizona v. California
Epilogue
Appendix: The Colorado River Compact
Bibliography
Index