Diverting the Gila

Diverting the Gila
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Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Total Pages : 369
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ISBN-10 : 9780816541744
ISBN-13 : 0816541744
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Download or read book Diverting the Gila written by David H. DeJong and published by University of Arizona Press. This book was released on 2021-05-11 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Diverting the Gilaexplores the complex web of tension, distrust, and political maneuvering to divide and divert the scarce waters of Arizona's Gila River among residents of Florence, Casa Grande, and the Pima Indians in the early part of the twentieth century. It is the sequel to David H. DeJong's 2009 Stealing the Gila, and it continues to tell the story of the forerunner to the San Carlos Irrigation Project and the Gila River Indian Community's struggle to regain access to their water.


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