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Reclaiming the Arid West: The Career of Francis G. Newlands (American West in the Twentieth Century- signed)
Rowley, William D. (inscribed / signed to Christian Harrison, Ph.D.]
Language: English
Published by Indiana University Press, Bloomington and Indianapolis, 1996
- Hardcover
- First Edition
- Signed
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Hardcover. Condition: Fine condition. Fine dust jacket. First Printing of the First Edition. Bloomington and Indianapolis: Indiana University Press, 1996. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR directly on the title page. SIGNED copies are SCARCE. The inscription is to Christian [Harrison], author of All the Water the Law Allows: Las…Vegas and Colorado River Politics [University of Oklahoma Press June 12, 2021]. Harrison's UNLV business card is laid-in. For more about that book, see below. We have only this one copy, but it is available now and ready to ship today from Henderson, Nevada. Fine condition in a bright and shiny Fine dust jacket. NO chips, tears or fading. Square and tight. Sharp corners. Pages are fresh, crisp, clean and unmarked -- apparently seldom, if ever read. Bound in the original black-stamped tan cloth. Complete with dust jacket. From reviews of RECLAIMING THE ARID WEST: ". provides some fascinating insights into the life and times of wealthy and powerful men who made the West." -- Journal of the West. "A fascinating study of NewlandÂ's complex professional and personal life." -- Nebraska History. "Unquestionably, serious students of the American West should read this meticulously researched and well-written biography." -- The Journal of Arizona History. ". very well researched." -- American Historical Review. ". an engaging, enjoyable portrait of a fascinating character. " -- Water Resources Bulletin. "Through his narrative of NewlandsÂ' life, the author presents a clear and vivid sense of the political battles that led to federal dams and other water reclamation projects in the West. By reclaiming Newlands from the obscurity of history, Professor Rowley provides perspective on our present day battles." -- State Environmental Monitor. ". skillfully blends the local and national, and it portrays Newlands with sensitivity and sound critical judgement." -- Agricultural History. ". a valuable addition to the field and will be enjoyable reading for historians interested in the American West or natural resource management." -- Journal of American History. This biography of Francis Newlands, a key figure in the irrigation of the West and an architect of the modern regulatory state at the beginning of this century, reveals a complicated and sophisticated man who successfully lived a dual political life under a cloud of personal and public scandal." Here is more about: All the Water the Law Allows: "As the population of the greater Las Vegas area grows and the climate warms, the threat of a water shortage looms over southern Nevada. But as Christian S. Harrison demonstrates in All the Water the Law Allows, the threat of shortage arises not from the local environment but from the American legal system, specifically the Law of the River that governs water allocation from the Colorado River. In this political and legal history of the Las Vegas water supply, Harrison focuses on the creation and actions of the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to tell a story with profound implications and important lessons for water politics and natural resource policy in the twenty-first century. In the state with the smallest allocation of the ColoradoÂ's water supply, Las Vegas faces the twin challenges of aridity and federal law to obtain water for its ever-expanding population. All the Water the Law Allows describes how the impending threat of shortage in the 1980s compelled the five metropolitan water agencies of greater Las Vegas to unify into a single entity. Harrison relates the circumstances of the SNWAÂ's evolution and reveals how the unification of local, county, and state interests allowed the compact to address regional water policy with greater force and focus than any of its peers in the Colorado River Basin. Most notably, the SNWA has mapped conservation plans that have drastically reduced local water consumption; and, in the interstate realm, it has been at the center of groundbreaking, water-sharing agreements.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Fine condition/Fine dust jacket. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. xvi, 200pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping. NOT a library discard (illustrator).
