Aqueduct Empire, A Guide to Water in California, Its Turbulent History and Its Management Today
by Cooper, Erwin
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near fine/very good
- Seller
-
Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Glendale, CA: Arthur H. Clark, 1968. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/very good. 439 pp + folding map, with illustrations, bibliography, index. Slight rubbubg to extremities, else fine. Dust jacket has some chipping along the top edge. Discusses water in the history of California agriculture and mining; early use of water by exploiters and planners; development of control districts and state and federal agencies; legislative background of water control; maldistribution of rainfall and local water jealousies; water supply for rain-poor San Diego, Imperial Valley and desert regions.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Walkabout Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23617
- Title
- Aqueduct Empire, A Guide to Water in California, Its Turbulent History and Its Management Today
- Author
- Cooper, Erwin
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near fine
- Jacket Condition
- very good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Arthur H. Clark
- Place of Publication
- Glendale, CA
- Date Published
- 1968
- Bookseller catalogs
- Californiana;
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About the Seller
Walkabout Books
Biblio member since 2011
Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.
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- Jacket
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- Chipping
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- First Edition
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