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The politics of Western water : the congressional career of Wayne Aspinall /
As the Democratic congressman from Colorado's Fourth District from 1949 to 1973, Wayne Aspinall was an advocate of natural resource development in general and reclamation projects in particular. This book focuses on Aspinall's congressional career to clarify his role in influencing western...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Documento de Gobierno eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Tucson :
University of Arizona Press,
©2002.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | As the Democratic congressman from Colorado's Fourth District from 1949 to 1973, Wayne Aspinall was an advocate of natural resource development in general and reclamation projects in particular. This book focuses on Aspinall's congressional career to clarify his role in influencing western water policy. Sturgeon provides a detailed account of the political machinations and personal foibles that shaped Aspinall's efforts to implement water reclamation legislation in support of Colorado's Western Slope, along the way shedding new light on familiar water controversies. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xxii, 243 pages : illustrations, maps) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-234) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780816550937 081655093X |