{"product_id":"complexity-in-a-ditch-bringing-water-to-the-idaho-desert-paperback","title":"Complexity in a Ditch: Bringing Water to the Idaho Desert - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHugh T. Lovin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam M. Sowards\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eJudy Austin\u003c\/b\u003e (Preface by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWater--or the lack of it--has profoundly shaped the settlement patterns, economic development, and political dynamics of the arid American West. On Idaho's Snake River Plain, the irrigation process has been particularly complex, influenced by local and national politics as well as geographic geography and technology. Throughout two decades, decisions surrounding water use shaped the state's settlement patterns, economic development, and political dynamics. Author Hugh T. Lovin researched and published insightful articles on the topic in a wide array of scholarly journals. These selected essays offer a thorough examination of the transformation and controversy related to the region's irrigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEncouraged by the Carey Act of 1894, settlers flocked to the Idaho desert. Bureau agents and speculators followed. Lovin explores their efforts to farm, promote, and irrigate, covering successes and failures of key players. He discusses related federal policies, the New West reclamation tragedy near Twin Falls, the King Hill project, the fight to divert Yellowstone water, and more. Idaho historian Adam Sowards' valuable introduction sets Lovin's work in context and concludes, \"No one knows irrigation better than Hugh Lovin, and the essays included here are gems of historical research.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 06, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48383451824377,"sku":"9780874223538","price":29.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Fh6n4isTVk9780874223538.webp?v=1778443614","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/complexity-in-a-ditch-bringing-water-to-the-idaho-desert-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}