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Product Description | Detailed Reviews

What people say about Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water (by Marc Reisner):

Encyclopaedic; fascinating; but needs more data.
Frightening
Environmental, yet easy to read
Terrific – and terrifically scary – history
How the West was done (in).
“Cadillac Desert”
You’ll never see water in the same way again!
Alarming, facinating, a page turner
Is the West running out of water? If so, here’s why, and what it means
Exploding Some Myths about the American West
A book with appeal to the Right and to environmentalists!
A Glimpse of the Future
“whoa, slow down a minute son!”
Bona fide page-turner, eye-opener, and mind-blower
Owen Valley, Colorado River, Hoover Dam, Grand Coolee, St Francis
Every American needs to read this book.
A great book
Water woes…
A Primer on Political Maneuvering
Long on Facts And Words
Cadillac Desert is the story of water, politics and the west
Incredible read
A 518 page thriller…with an admission seven years too late
A Classic of Western History
How the west was (really) won
A must read!
Water, water everywhere. Except in deserts.
“…Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
Great Read
Outstanding
Cadillac Desert-Power Politics
Thank You
California water wars await you…
America’s Growing Deserts
Rewarding Reading
Influential.
More Tirade than Truth?
Do you treasure your water?
The closest to definitive on western water
Required for Southern Californians
Should be Required Reading
Broad and deep
Swimming in Murky Waters
100 years of 20-20 hindsight
A Civilization, if You Can Keep it
Inspired me to study my local watershed
Packed with surprising information
Must read
Pork Barrels vs. Nature
Beware the pork!
Essential History
The History of Water is the History of the West
BEST NON-FICTION BOOK EVER!!!
It changed my views
Stunning
Never dry!
Highly Recommended
The best book on Water politics
A sensational, yet compelling account of Western water.
Essential reading for our time
This is what i’d been missing?
An essential, action-packed story of water policy (yes, you read that right)
American water development and the lucky few.
One of the Great Books
A Must Read
The Western Water Bible
An essential book for understanding modern American life
Required Reading
A must read, fascinating and informative. I loved it.
One of the most illuminating books I have read in a while
Ahead of its time
As important as any history book
Outstanding!
A decent primer, but the video is better
The continuing fallout of water wars and dam building
Cadillac Desert
A Neccessary Book of American History
A must read for anybody from Southern California
Captivating historical account…this book stands out
A documentary that reads like a suspense novel …
Required Reading for California 101
All US Residents (certainly politicians!) should read this
Like discovering a secret history of the west.
The Rushing Tide of American Water History
Water deveopment in the Western United States
It’s so good I made it required reading for a college class.
Wow, that book is a mind full.
An amazing, must-read book
History as entertainment
A Canadian says: An absolutely fabulous book and definitely current
A Classic Must Read
Devastating
On becoming an informed West-coaster..
Highly relevent to the west and all of America
Gripping & easily readable story of the West’s water