Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water

by Marc Reisner
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Published by: Penguin Group, Inc.
eBook Publish Date: June 01, 1993
Print ISBN: 0140178244
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"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 reclamation in the American West.

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In this stunning work of history and investigative journalism, Reisner tells the story of conflicts over water policy in the West and the resulting damage to the land, wildlife and Indians. PW stated that this "timely and important book should be required reading for all citizens."
Copyright 1987 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Bio of Marc Reisner

Marc Reisner worked for many years at the Natural Resources Defense Council. His Cadillac Desert was a National Book Critics Circle Award nominee. He died in 2000.