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Arizona Water Issues (c) 2009 The University of Arizona HWR203 Cadillac Desert by Marc Reisner 1986 Chapter 2 The Red Queen 1

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Arizona Water Issues (c) 2009 The University of Arizona ‐ HWR203

Cadillac Desertby Marc Reisner

1986

Chapter 2The Red Queen

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The Red Queen

• “It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place”

• or … continuing development is needed in order to maintain your place.

• How does this fit here?

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Discussion

• How is this story told?• What are the main themes?

• We have seen some of these themes in Ch.1, What do they have to do with western water?

• What other choices did LA have?

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Cajon Pass

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Arizona Water Issues (c) 2009 The University of Arizona ‐ HWR203

Early LA Settlement

Illustration XVII: Orange Pickers, Los Angeles, ca. 1895.Stereo, Kilburn. LC- USZ62-78372. #25467

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S. CA Population Growth

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Owens Valley and LA Aqueduct

wsoweb.ladwp.com/Aqueduct/historyoflaa/8

Route of LA Aquaduct

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Eastern Sierras

Arizona Water Issues (c) 2009 The University of Arizona ‐ HWR203

Saint Francis Dam Disaster

NPR: The St. Francis Dam DisasterAnniversary of 2nd Worst Disaster in California Historyhttp://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1190341

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