Bøger af Jack L. August

In their unrelenting drive to create a thriving desert metropolis, leaders of the most populous city in the arid Southwest, Phoenix, Arizona, seemed oblivious to two essential elements that form a vibrant urban environment. This title illustrates the central role the arts hold when a city consciously reaches for distinction.

For Arizona, the seminal water case, Arizona v California, the longest Supreme Court case in American history (1952-1963), constituted an important step in the construction of the Central Arizona Project. This work looks at Arizona's herculean legal and political battle for an equitable share of the Colorado River.

Set in the arid lands of Arizona and the political backdrop of Washington, DC, this book documents the life and career of Arizona senator, Carl Hayden. One of the powerful figures in the US Congress, his public service career, centered on water and it's distribution, is inseparable from the history of the West and the development of arid lands.