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Precious commodity
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Martin V. Melosi |
xiv, 288 p. : 24 cm |
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Water to the angels
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Les Standiford |
Documents the story of William Mulholland's Los Angeles aqueduct, the largest public water project ever built, describing how it transformed a small desert city into a modern metropolis. |
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Mythical river
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Melissa L. Sevigny |
"As population growth and climate upheaval strain the Southwest's water resources, Mythical River uncovers the folly of modern water policies and illuminates a way forward: recognizing the rights of … |
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Cadillac desert
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Marc Reisner |
"Beautifully written and meticulously researched."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This updated study of the economics, politics, and ecology of water covers more than a century of public and private desert… |
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Unquenchable
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Robert Jerome Glennon |
Deep in the Mojave Desert sits Las Vegas where a torrent of water flows freely in massive fountains, pirate lagoons, wave machines, and casinos. Meanwhile, across the country in places that are not p… |
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Water Follies
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Robert Jerome Glennon |
"The Santa Cruz River that once flowed through Tucson, Arizona, is today a sad mirage of a river. Except for brief periods following heavy rainfall, it is bone dry. The cottonwood and willow trees th… |
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Drowning the Dream
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David Carle |
"With extensive use of oral histories, contemporary newspaper articles, and autobiographies, Carle explores the historic change in California, showing that imported water has shaped the pattern of po… |
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Fuel for Growth
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Douglas E. Kupel |
"Fuel for Growth describes and interprets the history of water resource development and its relationship to urban development in Arizona's three signature cities: Phoenix, Tucson, and Flagstaff. Thes… |
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