Irrigated Eden : The Making of an Agricultural Landscape in the American West 9780295989747, 9780295980133

Losing Eden: An Environmental History of the American West (Environment and Region in the American West) [New ed.] 1496229541, 9781496229540

Historical narratives often concentrate on wars and politics while omitting the central role and influence of the physic

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Napa: The Story of an American Eden 0547526598, 9780547526591

The New York Times–bestselling history of the rise of California’s wine country and its most famous vintners—from the au

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The Politics of Agricultural Policy-making in Canada 9781487574703

From her three case studies emerges a well-defined analysis of the processes of policy-making and roles of the various p

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The Making of the Great West 9781582184395

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Rain harvesting in the rainforest : the ancient Maya agricultural landscape of Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico 9781407303598, 1407303597

SUMMARY Rain Harvesting in the Rainforest: The Ancient Maya Agricultural Landscape of Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico The mai

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An American in the Making: The Life Story of an Immigrant 9780813548661

At the turn of the twentieth century, M. E. Ravage set off in steerage for America, one of almost two million Jews who,

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Rain Harvesting in the Rainforest: The Ancient Maya Agricultural Landscape of Calakmul, Campeche, Mexico 9781407333861, 9781407303598

The main subject discussed in this study is the way in which the ancient Maya of Calakmul (modern Mexico), who thrived b

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Continental Reckoning: The American West in the Age of Expansion (History of the American West) 2022013275, 9781496233585, 9781496234445, 1496233581

In Continental Reckoning renowned historian Elliott West presents a sweeping narrative of the American West and its vita

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Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist 9780804150606

Since its hardcover publication in August of 1995, Buffett has appeared on the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, San

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Paper Trails: The US Post and the Making of the American West 0190053674, 9780190053673

A groundbreaking history of how the US Post made the nineteenth-century American West. There were five times as many po

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