Cadillac Desert, Revised and Updated Edition
- Author Marc Reisner
- Narrator Lawrie Mott, Francis J Spieler, Kate Udall
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Run Time 1 day, 3 hours and 59 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre History of the Americas, Local history, Water supply and treatment.
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What to expect
The story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruptions and intrigue, of billion-dollar battles over water rights, of ecologic and economic disaster. In Cadillac Desert, Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure the city’s growth. He documents the bitter rivalry between two government giants, the Bureau of Reclamation and the US Army Corps of Engineers, in the competition to transform the West.
Based on more than a decade of research, Cadillac Desert is a stunning exposé and a dramatic, intriguing history of the creation of Eden—an Eden that may be only a mirage.
Critics Review
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“The definitive work on the West’s water crisis.”
Newsweek -
“A revealing, absorbing, often amusing and alarming report on where billions of [taxpayer’s] dollars have gone—and where a lot more are going…[Reisner] has put the story together in trenchant form.”
Gladwin Hill, New York Times Book Review -
“Cadillac Desert is timely and of national importance. Hurry up and read this book.”
Washington Post -
“Masterful…Among the most influential environmental books published by an American since Silent Spring.”
San Francisco Examiner -
“Essential background reading for anyone who cares about the drought ravaging the West and the region’s prospects for changing course before it is too late.”
Daily Beast -
“Beautifully written and meticulously researched.”
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
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