{"product_id":"cadillac-desert-the-american-west-and-its-disappearing-water-revised-edition-revised-and-updated","title":"Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition (Revised and Updated)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eCadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition (Revised and Updated)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eMarc Reisner\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780140178241\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003ePenguin Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1993\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eRevised\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e582\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I've been thinking a lot about \u003ci\u003eCadillac Desert\u003c\/i\u003e in the past few weeks, as the rain fell and fell and kept falling over California, much of which, despite the pouring heavens, seems likely to remain in the grip of a severe drought. Reisner anticipated this moment. He worried that the West's success with irrigation could be a mirage -- that it took water for granted and didn't appreciate the precariousness of our capacity to control it.\" - Farhad Manjoo, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, January 20,2023 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The definitive work on the West's water crisis.\" \u003ci\u003e--Newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecological and economic disaster. In his landmark book, \u003ci\u003eCadillac Desert, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West. Based on more than a decade of research, \u003ci\u003eCadillac Desert\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of an Eden--an Eden that may only be a mirage. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition includes a new postscript by Lawrie Mott, a former staff scientist at the Natural Resources Defense Council, that updates Western water issues over the last two decades, including the long-term impact of climate change and how the region can prepare for the future.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition (Revised and Updated) | Marc Reisner | Paperback | 9780140178241 | Used: Very Good | Technology \u0026 Engineering 1705147","offer_id":50833787781378,"sku":"1705147","price":32.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/918LELKs0dL.jpg?v=1792624287","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/cadillac-desert-the-american-west-and-its-disappearing-water-revised-edition-revised-and-updated","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}