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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Cultivated landscapes of middle America on the eve of conquest Cultivated landscapes of middle America on the eve of conquest B. L. Turner,Thomas M Whitmore,Thomas M. Whitmore "The human-environment conditions in the Americas on the eve of the sixteenth-century European conquest have of late attracted growing interest in both academic and public circles. Focusing on Middle… OL12025612W
Farm irrigation Farm irrigation Neil Southorn There is no doubt that irrigation makes a major contribution to agricultural production, making a whole range of crops viable in an otherwise unreliable climate and helping insure against drought. Ho… OL16981783W
The mother ditch = The mother ditch = Oliver La Farge Describes the summer the mother ditch went dry, a time of crisis for the Romero family, who grow fruits and vegetables by irrigation in the dry Cerrito region of New Mexico. OL3538204W