The politics of Western water
Subtitle: the congressional career of Wayne Aspinall
By: Stephen C. Sturgeon.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 243
Subjects: Aspinall, Wayne N.; United States. Congress. House -- Biography.; Legislators -- United States -- Biography.; Water rights -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century.; Environmental policy -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century.; West (U.S.) -- Environmental conditions.
Genres: Biography.
Description: "As the Democratic congressman from Colorado's Fourth District from 1949 to 1973, Wayne Aspinall was an advocate of natural resource development in general and reclamation projects in particular. A political loner, considered crusty and abrasive, he carved a national reputation by helping secure the passage of key water legislation - in the process clashing with colleagues and environmentalists alike.".

"This full-length study of Aspinall's importance to reclamation in the West clarifies his role in influencing western water policy. By focusing on Aspinall's congressional career, Stephen Sturgeon provides a detailed account of the political machinations and personal foibles that shaped Aspinall's efforts to implement water reclamation legislation in support of Colorado's Western Slope, along the way shedding new light on familiar water controversies."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-234) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1. The Water, the Land, and the People; title: 2. The Accidental Congressman; title: 3. This Is Dinosaur; title: 4. The River Went over the Mountain; title: 5. The High-Water Mark; title: 6. Flooding the Sistine Chapel; title: 7. All the King's Men; title: 8. With Every Drop We Drink.