| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages) : illustrations (some colour), map |
| Contents |
Colorado's water : a problem rooted in geography and history -- Colorado's water wars begin, 1920-1940 -- Portents of mid-century conflict, 1940-1950 -- Colorado's post war water war : the struggle for the CRSP -- Water wars at zenith, 1953-56 -- The 1960s : from warfare to tenuous unity -- To the 1970s : water war and or peace? -- Epilogue : reflections in a Colorado (Western Slope) stream |
| Summary |
"A comprehensive study about the contentious issue of the water wars between Colorado's Western Slope--where snows accumulate west of the Continental Divide--and the Front Range, where the ever-expanding population continues to require more municipal water"--Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on October 18, 2016) |
| Subject |
Water rights -- Colorado -- Western Slope -- History
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- West (AK, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NV, UT, WY)
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Water rights
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Colorado -- Western Slope
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781607325000 |
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1607325004 |
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