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Downey, Sheridan THEY WOULD RULE THE VALLEY
San Francisco, CA Sheridan Downey 1947 1st Edition; 1st Printing Hardcover Very Good+ with no dust jacket
B&W Photographs; Sheridan Downey was a member of the U.S. Senate, representing California. While a progressive for much of his time in the California, by the time he was elected to the U.S. Senate, his position had changed and he became a conservative Democrat and a proponent of big business, especially agri-business. This book, a treatise compiled to help sway California's electorate against the Federal Bureau of Reclamations intent to limit free water to parcels of land of less than 160 acres. The wrangling over water in the state of California started in the early 1900s and continues today as ever larger populations, and one of the worlds largest areas of agribusiness, slice up a continually decreasing amount of potable water. This book is in Very Good+ condition. Green cloth covered boards have gilt lettering to the spine of the book. There is noticable rubbing to the spine joints and edges of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The book is illustrated throughout with black and white photos and graphs depicting areas of California and their needs for water. "Let the reader beware. This was not an easy book for me to write; it may not be easy for you to read. I compiled it only because I earnestly believe that you, the citizens of California, deserve and require a clear understanding of the proposed land limitations in our Central Valley Project. It is my hope this book will bring you that understanding and that it will convey to you also enough of the high drama and national significance inherent in this conflict to compensate you for the close attention which the argument exacts."
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