Author: Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.)
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States
Author: Geographical and Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region (U.S.)
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Publisher:
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Category : Irrigation
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States
Author: John Wesley Powell
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
"Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States" by John Wesley Powell, Willis Drummond, Clarence E. Dutton, Grove Karl Gilbert, A. H. Thompson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Publisher: Good Press
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 165
Book Description
"Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States" by John Wesley Powell, Willis Drummond, Clarence E. Dutton, Grove Karl Gilbert, A. H. Thompson. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.
Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States
Author: John Wesley Powell
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Category : Arid regions
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Publisher:
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Category : Arid regions
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States
Author: John Wesley Powell
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Category : Arid regions
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Major Powell's famous 1878 report to the Secretary of the Interior outlines the features of the West's arid regions, and warns against the consequences of trying to impose on a dry country the habits formed in a wet one.
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Category : Arid regions
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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Major Powell's famous 1878 report to the Secretary of the Interior outlines the features of the West's arid regions, and warns against the consequences of trying to impose on a dry country the habits formed in a wet one.
Cadillac Desert
Author: Marc Reisner
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140178241
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the precariousness of our capacity to control it.” – Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times, January 20,2023 "The definitive work on the West's water crisis." --Newsweek The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster. In his landmark book, Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city's growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of an Eden--an Eden that may only be a mirage. This edition includes a new postscript by Lawrie Mott, a former staff scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, that updates Western water issues over the last two decades, including the long-term impact of climate change and how the region can prepare for the future.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140178241
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
“I’ve been thinking a lot about Cadillac Desert in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West’s success with irrigation could be a mirage — that it took water for granted and didn’t appreciate the precariousness of our capacity to control it.” – Farhad Manjoo, The New York Times, January 20,2023 "The definitive work on the West's water crisis." --Newsweek The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster. In his landmark book, Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city's growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of an Eden--an Eden that may only be a mirage. This edition includes a new postscript by Lawrie Mott, a former staff scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, that updates Western water issues over the last two decades, including the long-term impact of climate change and how the region can prepare for the future.
Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States, with a More Detailed Account of the Lands of Utah
Author: John Wesley Powell
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Publisher:
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 232
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Proceedings of the Washington Academy of Sciences
Author: Washington Academy of Sciences (Washington, D.C.)
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 490
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Collected papers
Author: John Wesley Powell
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 108
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John Wesley Powell
Author: Washington Academy of Sciences (Washington, D.C.)
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Public Lands Bibliography
Author: United States. Bureau of Land Management
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Category : Public lands
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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Publisher:
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Category : Public lands
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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