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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Sturgeon, Stephen C. (Stephen Craig), 1967-
Format: Government Document eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Tucson : University of Arizona Press, ©2002.
Subjects:
Aspinall, Wayne N.
Aspinall, Wayne N. > 1896-1983
United States. > Congress. > House > Biography.
United States. > Congress. > House
1900-1999
Geschichte 1948-1990
Legislators > United States > Biography.
Water rights > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Environmental policy > West (U.S.) > History > 20th century.
Parlementaires > États-Unis > Biographies.
HISTORY / General
Ecology
Environmental policy
Legislators
Water rights
Wasserwirtschaft
West (U.S.) > Environmental conditions.
United States
West United States
USA > Weststaaten
Biography.
collective biographies.
Biographies
History
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. The Water, the Land, and the People
  • 2. The Accidental Congressman
  • 3. This Is Dinosaur
  • 4. The River Went over the Mountain
  • 5. The High-Water Mark
  • 6. Flooding the Sistine Chapel
  • 7. All the King's Men
  • 8. With Every Drop We Drink.

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