Cadillac desert
Subtitle: the American West and its disappearing water
By: Marc Reisner.
Publisher: Viking
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 582
Subjects: Irrigation -- Government policy -- West (U.S.) -- History; Water resources development -- Government policy -- West (U.S.) -- History; Political corruption -- West (U.S.) -- History
Description: This history of water rights in the American West focuses on the political corruption and intrigue, including the rivalry between the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.s. Army Corps of Engineers.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 519-564.
Maps on lining papers.
Includes index.