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WESTERN TIMES AND WATER WARS
STATE, CULTURE AND REBELLION IN CALIFORNIA |
| By: |
John Walton |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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| ISBN 10: |
0520084535 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780520084537 |
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| Publisher: |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS |
| Pub. date: |
31 August, 1993 |
| Pages: |
360 |
| Description: |
From the pioneer conquest of the native inhabitants to the infamous destruction of the valley's agrarian economy by water-hungry Los Angeles, California's Owens Valley is a microcosm of the development of the American West. This title chronicles more than a hundred years of tumultuous events in the history of this legendary setting. |
| Synopsis: |
"Western Times and Water Wars" chronicles more than a hundred years of tumultuous events in the history of California's Owens Valley. From the pioneer conquest of the native inhabitants to the infamous destruction of the valley's agrarian economy by water-hungry Los Angeles, this legendary setting is a microcosm of the development of the American West. |
| Illustrations: |
34 b&w illustrations, 6 maps, 15 tables |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
University of California Press |
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