REISNER, Marc.
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water.
“Reason is the first casualty in a drought": First Edition of Marc Reisner's Cadillac Desert; signed by him
New York: Viking, 1986.
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Item Number: RRB-148909
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First edition of this essential environmental text, named by The Modern Library as one of the 100 greatest non-fiction books of the twentieth century. Octavo, original publisher's half-cloth, cartographic endpapers, illustrated with black and white photographs. Boldly signed by Marc Reisner on the half-title page in red ink. Very good in a very good dust jacket. Jacket design by Neil Stuart. Rare and desirable signed.
Subtitled “The American West and Its Disappearing Water,” this 1986 book explores the history of the American West through a single lens: the human demand for water. The most precious natural resource of all, water determines how cities grow, and which ones die—a fact that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Reclamation Bureau were keenly aware of. Ultimately, their efforts to control the flow of water continue to have serious long-term effects on water quality. Tales of corruption, price rigging, and “water wars” abound in this eye-opening book.
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water.
$2,000.00
In Stock