Contested waters [electronic resource] : an environmental history of the Colorado River / April R. Summitt.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part 1. A river through time -- Conquering the wild colorado : the river before 1945 -- Farming the desert : agricultural water demands -- Saving the river : the environmental movement -- Sharing the shortage : a river in control -- Part 2. Currents of today -- The metropolis and the desert : growing cities in the west -- Owning the river : Indian water rights and settlements -- Crossing the border : us-mexico relations and the river -- The water market : banking and selling the colorado river -- Conclusion.

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