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Red Water, Black Gold
Margaret A. Bickers
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Description for Red Water, Black Gold
Paperback. Num Pages: 300 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJ; HBJK; RNFD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 581.
Red Water, Black Gold: The Canadian River in Texas 1920–1999 tells the story of the Canadian River in the Texas Panhandle. It is a tale of grand designs, high hopes, deep holes, politics, fishing, follies, foibles, and environmental change.
Although efforts had been made to tap the Canadian River’s waters before 1920, the discovery of oil in the Panhandle gave new urgency to the search for permanent water supplies.
Additionally, the spread of groundwater irrigation amid the discovery of the limits of Ogallala Aquifer spurred regional interests to tap the Canadian. But overestimates of the river’s flow and ... Read more
Red Water, Black Gold: The Canadian River in Texas 1920–1999 tells the story of the Canadian River in the Texas Panhandle. It is a tale of grand designs, high hopes, deep holes, politics, fishing, follies, foibles, and environmental change.
Although efforts had been made to tap the Canadian River’s waters before 1920, the discovery of oil in the Panhandle gave new urgency to the search for permanent water supplies.
Additionally, the spread of groundwater irrigation amid the discovery of the limits of Ogallala Aquifer spurred regional interests to tap the Canadian. But overestimates of the river’s flow and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Texas State Historical Association,U.S. United States
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
Austin, United States
ISBN
9781625110022
SKU
V9781625110022
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About Margaret A. Bickers
Margaret A. Bickers, an independent historian from Amarillo, holds a PhD in history from Kansas State University, USA and is a winner of the Excellence in West Texas History Fellowship. In Red Water, Black Gold she combined her expertise in western and environmental history with a personal depth of knowledge gained from growing up in the Canadian River watershed and ... Read more
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