The Resource Irrigated Eden : the making of an agricultural landscape in the American West, Mark Fiege ; foreword by William Cronon
Irrigated Eden : the making of an agricultural landscape in the American West, Mark Fiege ; foreword by William Cronon
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- Summary
- "Irrigation came to the arid West in a wave of optimism about the power of water to make the desert bloom. Mark Flege's study of irrigation in southern Idaho's Snake River valley describes a complex interplay of human and natural systems. Using vast quantities of labor, irrigators built dams, excavated canals, laid out farms, and brought millions of acres into cultivation. But at each step, nature rebounded and compromised their intended agricultural order. The result was a new and richly textured landscape made of layer upon layer of technology and intractable natural forces - one that engineers and farmers did not control with the precision they had anticipated." "Irrigated Eden is an unusual and absorbing work, important to anyone interested in western U.S. history, environmental history, or the human-nature relationship."--Jacket
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 323 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Contents
-
- From field to market: agricultural production in the irrigated landcape
- Industrial Eden: myth, metaphor, and the irrigated landscape
- Conclusion:
- World in the making
- Notes
- Selected bibliography
- Index
- Foreword by William Cronon
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Discovering the irrigated landscape
- Genesis: water, earth, and irrigation systems
- Habitat: the irrigated landscape and its biota
- Dividing water: conflist, cooperation, and allocation on the upper Snake River
- Labor and landscape: Irrigated agriculture and work
- Isbn
- 9780295977577
- Label
- Irrigated Eden : the making of an agricultural landscape in the American West
- Title
- Irrigated Eden
- Title remainder
- the making of an agricultural landscape in the American West
- Statement of responsibility
- Mark Fiege ; foreword by William Cronon
- Subject
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- Bevattning -- historia -- Förenta staterna
- Bewässerungswirtschaft
- Electronic books
- Idaho
- Idaho
- Irrigatie (waterhuishouding)
- Irrigation
- Irrigation -- Idaho
- Irrigation -- Snake River Valley (Wyo.-Wash.)
- Irrigation farming
- Irrigation farming -- Idaho
- Irrigation farming -- Snake River Valley (Wyo.-Wash.)
- Landbouw
- Landschaftsentwicklung
- Landschappen
- Lantbruk -- historia -- Förenta staterna
- Snake River
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture | Forestry
- United States -- Snake River Valley
- Water-supply
- Water-supply -- Idaho
- Water-supply -- Snake River Valley (Wyo.-Wash.)
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate | General
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Irrigation came to the arid West in a wave of optimism about the power of water to make the desert bloom. Mark Flege's study of irrigation in southern Idaho's Snake River valley describes a complex interplay of human and natural systems. Using vast quantities of labor, irrigators built dams, excavated canals, laid out farms, and brought millions of acres into cultivation. But at each step, nature rebounded and compromised their intended agricultural order. The result was a new and richly textured landscape made of layer upon layer of technology and intractable natural forces - one that engineers and farmers did not control with the precision they had anticipated." "Irrigated Eden is an unusual and absorbing work, important to anyone interested in western U.S. history, environmental history, or the human-nature relationship."--Jacket
- Cataloging source
- E7B
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fiege, Mark
- Dewey number
- 333.91/3/097961
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- S616.U6
- LC item number
- F54 1999eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Weyerhaeuser environmental books
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Irrigation farming
- Irrigation farming
- Irrigation
- Irrigation
- Water-supply
- Water-supply
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING
- Irrigation
- Irrigation farming
- Water-supply
- Idaho
- United States
- Bewässerungswirtschaft
- Landschaftsentwicklung
- Idaho
- Snake River
- Irrigatie (waterhuishouding)
- Landbouw
- Landschappen
- Lantbruk
- Bevattning
- Label
- Irrigated Eden : the making of an agricultural landscape in the American West, Mark Fiege ; foreword by William Cronon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-305) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- From field to market: agricultural production in the irrigated landcape
- Industrial Eden: myth, metaphor, and the irrigated landscape
- Conclusion:
- World in the making
- Notes
- Selected bibliography
- Index
- Foreword by William Cronon
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Discovering the irrigated landscape
- Genesis: water, earth, and irrigation systems
- Habitat: the irrigated landscape and its biota
- Dividing water: conflist, cooperation, and allocation on the upper Snake River
- Labor and landscape: Irrigated agriculture and work
- Control code
- 698590896
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 323 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780295977577
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctvct49gk
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)698590896
- Label
- Irrigated Eden : the making of an agricultural landscape in the American West, Mark Fiege ; foreword by William Cronon
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-305) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- From field to market: agricultural production in the irrigated landcape
- Industrial Eden: myth, metaphor, and the irrigated landscape
- Conclusion:
- World in the making
- Notes
- Selected bibliography
- Index
- Foreword by William Cronon
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Discovering the irrigated landscape
- Genesis: water, earth, and irrigation systems
- Habitat: the irrigated landscape and its biota
- Dividing water: conflist, cooperation, and allocation on the upper Snake River
- Labor and landscape: Irrigated agriculture and work
- Control code
- 698590896
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xv, 323 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates)
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780295977577
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations, maps
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 22573/ctvct49gk
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)698590896
Subject
- Bevattning -- historia -- Förenta staterna
- Bewässerungswirtschaft
- Electronic books
- Idaho
- Idaho
- Irrigatie (waterhuishouding)
- Irrigation
- Irrigation -- Idaho
- Irrigation -- Snake River Valley (Wyo.-Wash.)
- Irrigation farming
- Irrigation farming -- Idaho
- Irrigation farming -- Snake River Valley (Wyo.-Wash.)
- Landbouw
- Landschaftsentwicklung
- Landschappen
- Lantbruk -- historia -- Förenta staterna
- Snake River
- TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Agriculture | Forestry
- United States -- Snake River Valley
- Water-supply
- Water-supply -- Idaho
- Water-supply -- Snake River Valley (Wyo.-Wash.)
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate | General
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