Cadillac Desert, Revised and Updated Edition: The American West and Its Disappearing Water Contributor(s): Reisner, Marc (Author), Spieler, Joe (Read by), Udall, Kate (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504766261 ISBN-13: 9781504766265 Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Binding Type: Compact Disc Published: March 2018 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Environmental - Water Supply - History | United States - State & Local - West (ak, Ca, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, Wy) |
Physical Information: 1.9" H x 6.1" W x 5.6" L (1.75 lbs) |
Features: Price on Product, Unabridged |
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Publisher Description: The 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 corruptions and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecologic and economic disaster. In 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 US Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West.Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning expose and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of Eden-an Eden that may be only a mirage. |
Contributor Bio(s): Udall, Kate: - Kate Udall is an experienced stage, television, and film actress. She has starred in numerous Broadway and off Broadway plays, including The Waves and Night of the Iguana. Her television credits include appearances on Law & Order and Blue Bloods. A graduate of Yale University, she lives in New York City. Reisner, Marc: -Marc Reisner (1948-2000) was, in Jim Harrison's words, "in the upper echelon of those defending the environment with conscience, intelligence, and energy." Born in St. Paul, Reisner was a staff writer for the Natural Resources Defense Council from 1972 to 1979, and received the Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship in 1979 to investigate water resources in the West. His book Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water was nominated for a National Book Critics Circle Award. |
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