Water and the West : The Colorado River Compact and the Politics of Water in the American West / Norris Hundley Jr.; ed. by Norris Hundley Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hundley Jr., Norris, Author.

Contributor:

Hundley Jr., Norris, Editor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (433 p.) : 7 maps, 6 tables

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : University of California Press, [2009]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface to the 2009 Edition

1 Dreamers and Planners

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

10 Epilogue

APPENDIX Colorado River Compact

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 30. Jan 2024)

ISBN:

0-520-35332-3

OCLC:

1419789672