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Cadillac Desert (1986) is an American history book by Marc Reisner about land development and water policy in the western United States.
- Marc Reisner
- 1986
Jan 1, 1993 · 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 ...
- Marc Reisner
- $17.79
- Penguin Books
Jan 1, 2001 · Cadillac Desert describes serious, perhaps fatal threats to the miraculous desert civilization of the West. With different approaches, both volumes take effective aim at the vested interests that perpetuate unsound water resource development.
- (11K)
- Paperback
Jun 9, 2011 · Marc Reisner's 1986 book exposes the waste, corruption and environmental devastation of federal water projects in the American West. It is a masterpiece of advocacy journalism, based on extensive research and interviews, and still relevant today.
Jun 1, 1993 · 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...
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...
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Newly updated, this timely history of the struggle to discover and control water in the American West is a tale of rivers diverted and damned, political corruption and intrigue, billion-dollar...