A Thirsty Land The Making of an American Water Crisis 1st Edition by Seamus Mcgraw ISBN 9781477310311 1477310312

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ISBN 10:   1477310312

ISBN 13: 9781477310311

Author: Seamus Mcgraw

As a changing climate threatens the whole country with deeper droughts and more furious floods that put ever more people and property at risk, Texas has become a bellwether state for water debates. Will there be enough water for everyone? Is there the will to take the steps necessary to defend ourselves against the sea? Is it in the nature of Americans to adapt to nature in flux?

The most comprehensive—and comprehensible—book on contemporary water issues, A Thirsty Land delves deep into the challenges faced not just by Texas but by the nation as a whole, as we struggle to find a way to balance the changing forces of nature with our own ever-expanding needs. Part history, part science, part adventure story, and part travelogue, this book puts a human face on the struggle to master that most precious and capricious of resources, water. Seamus McGraw goes to the taproots, talking to farmers, ranchers, businesspeople, and citizen activists, as well as to politicians and government employees. Their stories provide chilling evidence that Texas—and indeed the nation—is not ready for the next devastating drought, the next catastrophic flood. Ultimately, however, A Thirsty Land delivers hope. This deep dive into one of the most vexing challenges facing Texas and the nation offers glimpses of the way forward in the untapped opportunities that water also presents.

Table of contents:

CHAPTER 1: Pipe Dreams: The 1968 State Water Plan 
CHAPTER 2: When Mine Is Yours and Yours Is Ours 
CHAPTER 3: “That’s the Kind of Thinking That Will Get Your Land Took from You” 
CHAPTER 4: The Last Straw 
CHAPTER 5: Rice in the Desert 
CHAPTER 6: What Makes the Dollar Flip 
CHAPTER 7: Dow by Law 
CHAPTER 8: An Oak with Its Roots in the River, Redux 
CHAPTER 9: Old Men Shouting at the Clouds 
CHAPTER 10: A Tale of Two Colonias 
CHAPTER 11: Up Against the Wall 
CHAPTER 12: Finding a Solution, Come Hell or No Water 
CHAPTER 13: Must Be Something in the Water 
CHAPTER 14: Hanged in a Fortnight

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