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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
by Marc Reisner
from Penguin (Non-Classics)
Customer Reviews:
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
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Great Read 
This book covers an issue that many people are probably aware of but have no idea to what extent this problem reaches. Much of the Western United States, particularly the Southwest and California, is located in a desert ecosystem that gets less than 10 inches of rain per year. The chapters of this book cover a broad spectrum of topics pertaining to water problems in the west. The rapid depletion of the streams and rivers, the history of human life in the west, the environmentally harmful effect that humans... more info
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Outstanding
This was an outstanding book. Filled with a lot of information I had only partially known, and seldom understood. The story of thousands of dams built for no reason other then to keep two Federal agencies in business. Some success and some death causing failures. A must read for anyone west of the Mississippi with a interest in the historical infrastructure of the western states despite the massive mishandling of Federal funds to aid in ecological disaster. A true study in government math at alludes us all.
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Ahead of its time
This was a return engagement to "Cadillac Desert", as I had read the original in the 1980s, amazed at the time, considering it a premier example of thorough history and analysis in a subject about which few people knew much at all. What could have been a "dry" subject was actually quite gripping and informative, and fortunate to have many participants in key moments still available.
In that sense the author was ahead of his time, documenting essential history that looks all the more important twenty... more info
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Highly Recommended
Essential reading for anyone living in the American West or living in the East and subsidizing water rates in the West.
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