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# Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water
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- Published: 2026-09-05T21:45:29.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-05T22:13:43.000Z
- Description: Marc Reisner, 1986
- Author: Meghan Walter
- Tags: Reading, Non-fiction, #Import 2026-09-05 14:48

Books on Tape, Inc. · 1986 · 582 pages · [ISBN 9780670199273](https://openlibrary.org/isbn/9780670199273?ref=meghantheengineer.com)

Beautifully written and meticulously researched."—St. Louis Post-Dispatch. This updated study of the economics, politics, and ecology of water covers more than a century of public and private desert reclamation in the American West. At its core, this book is a history of the massive engineering projects—dams, aqueducts, and diversions—that allowed the arid American West to bloom into a collection of major cities and agricultural hubs.

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