Grace, Stephen.

The Great Divide. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (217 pages)

Intro -- AUTHOR'S NOTE -- PROLOGUE -- Chapter One COPING WITH SCARCITY: THE FIRST COLORADANS -- Chapter Two GOLD RUSH AND SETTLEMENT: THE ORIGINS OF COLORADO'S WATER LAWS -- Chapter Three ABUNDANCE IN A DRY LAND: THE RISE OF AGRICULTURE -- Chapter Four DAMMED AND DIVERTED: HARNESSING COLORADO'S WILD RIVERS -- Chapter Five FACING LIMITS, FINDING CONNECTIONS: THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT -- Chapter Six CROSSING THE GREAT DIVIDE: FROM CONFLICT TO COOPERATION -- SOURCES -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INDEX -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR AND PHOTOGRAPHER.

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Water-supply--Colorado--History.


Electronic books.

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