The Politics of Western Water : The Congressional Career of Wayne Aspinall /

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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...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Sturgeon, Stephen C. (Stephen Craig), 1967-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, 2002.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Aspinall, Wayne N.
Aspinall, Wayne N. > 1896-1983
United States. > Congress. > House.
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
Wasserwirtschaft
Water rights.
Legislators.
Environmental policy.
Ecology.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
Environmental policy > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Water rights > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Legislators > United States > Biography.
USA > Weststaaten
West United States.
United States.
West (U.S.) > Environmental conditions.
Biographies.
History.
collective biographies.
Biography.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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.
Descripción Física:1 online resource: illustrations, maps ;
ISBN:9780816550937

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