A Ditch in Time: The City, the West, and Water - Paperback
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A Ditch in Time: The City, the West, and Water - Paperback
$24.95
by Patricia Nelson Limerick (Author), Jason L. Hanson (Illustrator)
Tracing the origins and growth of the Denver Water Department, this study of water and its unique role and history in the West, as well as in the nation, raises questions about the complex relationship among cities, suburbs, and rural areas, allowing us to consider this precious resource and its past, present, and future with both optimism and realism.
Author Biography
Patricia Nelson Limerick is the faculty director and board chair of the Center of the American West at Colorado University, where she is also a professor of history and environmental studies. She has received a MacArthur Fellowship and a number of other awards and honors. She currently serves as the vice president for the Teaching Division of the American Historical Association. Her most widely read book, The Legacy of Conquest, is in its twenty-fifth year of publication.
Jason L. Hanson is a member of the research faculty at the Center of the American West at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where his work focuses on natural resource use and the environment. He lives in Denver.
Number of Pages: 352
Dimensions: 1.1 x 8.9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: May 01, 2016
Award: Colorado Book Award (2013)
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