Cadillac Desert: The American West and its Disappearing Water
Marc Reisner
Cadillac Desert won the National Book Critics Circle Award. 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.
Buy this book at Amazon- Publisher
- Viking Adult
- Year
- 1986
- Genre
- History
- Topics
- Water rights and policyAmerican West developmentEnvironmental and political history
Awards
- National Book Critics Circle Award for NonfictionShortlistedMajor(1986)
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