Power and Control in the Imperial Valley

Power and Control in the Imperial Valley
Author: Benny J Andrés
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 250
Release: 2014-11-22
Genre: History
ISBN: 1623491975

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.

Economic Library List

Economic Library List
Author: United States. Bureau of Agricultural Economics. Library
Publisher:
Total Pages: 702
Release: 1939
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN:

A series of lists to be compiled from time to time which are designed to be less comprehensive than those issued in the series Agricultural economics bibliography. cf. p.1. of no. 1.

Report

Report
Author: University of California (System). College of Agriculture
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1070
Release: 1926
Genre: Agricultural colleges
ISBN:

Bulletin

Bulletin
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1190
Release: 1924
Genre: Agriculture
ISBN: