Water and the West: The Colorado River Compact and the Politics of Water in the American West

By Norris Hundley Jr.

Book Overview

Back in print for the first time in over ten years, this classic account of the numerous struggles-national, state, and local-that have occurred over western American water rights since the late 1800s is thoroughly expanded and updated to trace the continuing battles raging over the West's most valuable, and contentious, resource.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520260112
• ISBN13: 9780520260115
• Release Date: May 2009
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 433 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.5" x 8.4"