Watering the Valley: Development along the High Plains Arkansas River, 1870-1950
(Part of the Development of Western Resources Series)
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James Earl Sherow contends that a vast network of problems in the arid West has sprung from the mistaken notion that water is a commodity to be bought, sold, and traded. This ill-conceived approach to water development, he argues, has resulted in social problems as well as abuse of the environment. In this volume he tells the story of the inhabitants of the "Valley of Content," the High Plains section of the Arkansas River Valley, during the formative...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0700604405
ISBN13:9780700604401
Release Date:January 1991
Publisher:University Press of Kansas
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.4" x 9.3"
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