Ruling the Waters: California's Kern River, the Environment, and the Making of Western Water Law Volume 4

by Douglas R. Littlefield

Book Overview

When Europeans first arrived at what is now California's San Joaquin Valley, they found a vast landscape of wetlands, small ponds, riparian forests, and grasslands surrounding three large swampland lakes. What greets a visitor to the region today is a dramatically different view of mile after mile of row crops, vineyards, orchards, and grazing acreage--some of the most fertile and productive agricultural land in the world. This remarkable transformation,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806190035
• ISBN13: 9780806190037
• Release Date: March 2022
• Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"