Recommended Reading
Posted by: Aquafornia on October 24, 2008 at 4:37 pmThis page is currently under construction, but what is here is functional!
Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water, Revised Edition
Salt Dreams: Land and Water in Low-Down California
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