Cadillac Desert (0140104321)

Editorial Review:

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 battles over water rights, and economic and ecological disaster. Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.

The definitive history of water resources in the American West, and a very illuminating lesson in the political economy of limited resources anywhere. Highly recommended!

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Classic must read WAY overpriced:

The Kindle edition price, like many Kindle edition prices, is designed to kill the ebook industry before it even gets going. The author is dead for crying out loud, who's getting this money? Well no one because $15 is about $10 too much.
Geez.
Get the softcover and read it twice. Brilliant piece of work.

Your tax dollars at work:

Interesting and informative. There may be some political bias here but the basic information is right on. You ended up asking 'Why am I subsidizing millionaire growers like the heirs of the Tribune fortune with my tax dollars?'

How did we get all these dams?:

If you're interested in the nitty gritty details and political struggles that led to the creation of America's obsession with dams, this is your book. Probably a little too detail oriented for a beginner but one of the most fascinating books that documents the politics, agencies, and mindsets that led to the creation of dams and irrigation all around the country.

Outsize ambitions in an outsize landscape:

This book, more than any other, influenced the course of my career. Fresh from college in California, I remember seeing this book in a bookstore (back before Amazon) and, intrigued, bought a copy. I grew up in California and, counterintuitively, was insulated from understanding the real costs and real impacts of water law and policy in my native state. Cadillac Desert opened my eyes and I've worked in environmental law and policy ever since.
Reisner, may he rest in peace, wrote an impeccably... more info

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