Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West

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This treatise argues that the American West serves as a testament to a dependence upon water as the shaping force of a region's history and development. It defines the West as a modern hydraulic society dependent on man-made systems of irrigation such as dams, irrigation ditches and canals.

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This treatise argues that the American West serves as a testament to a dependence upon water as the "shaping force" of a region's history and development. It defines the West as a "modern hydraulic society" dependent on man-made systems of irrigation such as dams, irrigation ditches and canals.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 416
Edition: Reprint
Publisher: OUP USA
Published: 20 Aug 1992
ISBN 10: 0195078063
ISBN 13: 9780195078060

Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West

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