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Ogallala: Water for a Dry Land (Our Sustainable Future) Paperback – Unabridged, August 1, 2018

by John Opie (Author), Char Miller (Author), Kenna Lang Archer (Author)
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The Ogallala aquifer, a vast underground water reserve extending from South Dakota through Texas, is the product of eons of accumulated glacial melts, ancient Rocky Mountain snowmelts, and rainfall, all percolating slowly through gravel beds hundreds of feet thick.

Ogallala: Water for a Dry Land is an environmental history and historical geography that tells the story of human defiance and human commitment within the Ogallala region. It describes the Great Plains’ natural resources, the history of settlement and dryland farming, and the remarkable irrigation technologies that have industrialized farming in the region. This newly updated third edition discusses three main issues: long-term drought and its implications, the efforts of several key groundwater management districts to regulate the aquifer, and T. Boone Pickens’s failed effort to capture water from the aquifer to supply major Texas urban areas. This edition also describes the fierce independence of Texas ranchers and farmers who reject any governmental or bureaucratic intervention in their use of water, and it updates information about the impact of climate change on the aquifer and agriculture.
 
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    University of Nebraska Press
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    August 1, 2018
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    6 x 0.97 x 9 inches
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    0803296975
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“Thorough, balanced, thoughtful, and certainly thought-provoking. . . . A ‘must read.’”—Journal of Sustainable Agriculture
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“Opie’s answers, marvelously multi-faceted and unbiased . . . could serve elsewhere as a sane, scholarly model for addressing local enviro-crises.”—Booklist Published On: 2017-09-19

"This book should be read by every Plains political aspirant, policy maker, educator, landowner, farmer and rancher, and indeed every citizen."—Michael J. Smith, Nebraska History

"When John Opie first published Ogallala in 1993, it was a major contribution to the fields of environmental, agricultural, and economic histories besides that of the American West. This current revision, ably assisted by Char Miller and Kenna Lang Archer, both exceptionally accomplished environmental historians, is no less a contribution."—James E. Sherow, Environmental History

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John Opie (1934–2018) was Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Environmental History and Policy at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He is the founding editor of the journal Environmental History and the author of Nature’s Nation: An Environmental History of the United States. Char Miller is the W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis at Pomona College and author of several books, including Not So Golden State: Sustainability vs. the California Dream. Kenna Lang Archer is an instructor of history at Angelo State University in Texas. She is the author of Unruly Waters: A Social and Environmental History of the Brazos River.
 

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ University of Nebraska Press; Third edition (August 1, 2018)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 438 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0803296975
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0803296978
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.39 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.97 x 9 inches
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    Born in Houston, Texas, Dr. Kenna Lang Archer earned a full-ride to Baylor University as a National Merit Scholar. She received a bachelor's degree in the University Scholar Program (2004), pursuing specializations in Environmental Science, American History, and English and graduating Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, and Valedictorian. She also received a master's degree in Environmental Science (2007) from Baylor University and graduated with a doctorate from Texas Tech University in American History (2012). She currently teaches history courses at Angelo State University.

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    Char Miller, who grew up in Darien, CT, received his BA from Pitzer College, and his MA and Ph.D. from The Johns Hopkins University. An award-winning teacher and scholar, and a much-sought-after speaker, he taught U. S. history and urban studies at Trinity University in San Antonio for 26 wonderful years. Now happily ensconced in the Environmental Analysis Program and History Department at Pomona College (Claremont CA), Miller holds the W. M. Keck Professor of Environmental Analysis and History there. He has been a Contributing Writer for the Texas Observer, and an Associate Editor of Environmental History and the Journal of Forestry. He is a Fellow of the Texas State Historical Association, Senior Fellow at the Pinchot Institute for Conservation, and Senior Fellow at the Forest History Society.

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