Rivers of Empire
Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3350554 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lawrence Rakestraw (Oregon Medical Research Center, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1987 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 349 |
| Publication date | 1987-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | REVIEW |
| Review of | Rivers of empire: Water, aridity, and the growth of the American West, Donald Worster, 1985 |
| Venue | Western Historical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-3810 • E-ISSN: 1939-8603 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/969098 |
| OpenAlex | W2160719124 |
| Language | EN |
Journal Article Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West Get access Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West. By Worster Donald. (New York: Pantheon Books, 1985. x + 402 pp. Maps, notes, index. $24.95.) Lawrence Rakestraw Lawrence Rakestraw Portland, Oregon Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 18, Issue 3, July 1987, Page 349, https://doi.org/10.2307/969098 Published: 01 July 1987
American west · Ancient history · Archaeology · Arid · Empire · Ethnology · Geography · Index (typography) · American Environmental and Regional History · Geology · History
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| Highly cited | No |