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Western Times and Water Wars

State, Culture, and Rebellion in California

John Walton author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:University of California Press

Published:22nd Sep '93

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"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.

ISBN: 9780520084537

Dimensions: 229mm x 152mm x 28mm

Weight: 590g

360 pages