Water and the West: The Colorado River Compact and the Politics of Water in the American WestBack 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
The League and the Law | 53 |
A Call for Diplomacy | 83 |
Power Sets the Stage | 110 |
Stalemate | 138 |
Dividing the Waters | 169 |
Ratification Battles | 215 |
California | 282 |
Epilogue | 307 |
The Colorado River Compact | 353 |
Bibliography | 361 |
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