Water, Family & Farming in the Arizona Desert
by
Meredith Haley Whiteley
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2014
Following enactment of the Reclamation Act, the first federally constructed dam broke ground in Arizona's Salt River Valley in 1905. With the inauguration of Roosevelt Dam, the distant dream of an abundant life in the desert became a reality. The dam and farmer-operated water distribution system tamed...