bokomslag Power and Control in the Imperial Valley
Historia

Power and Control in the Imperial Valley

Benny J Andrs

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  • 288 sidor
  • 2016
Power and Control in the Imperial Valley examines the evolution of irrigated farming in the Imperial-Mexicali Valley, an arid desert straddling the California-Baja California border. Bisected by the international boundary line, the valley drew American investors determined to harness the nearby Colorado River to irrigate a million acres on both sides of the border. The ""conquest"" of the environment was a central theme in the history of the valley. Colonization in the valley began with the construction of a sixty-mile aqueduct from the Colorado River in California through Mexico. Initially, Mexico held authority over water delivery until settlers persuaded Congress to construct the All-American Canal. Control over land and water formed the basis of commercial agriculture and in turn enabled growers to use the state to procure inexpensive, plentiful immigrant workers.
  • Författare: Benny J Andrs
  • Format: Pocket/Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781623494636
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 288
  • Utgivningsdatum: 2016-04-30
  • Förlag: Texas A & M University Press