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Title: The King of California: J. G. Boswell and the Making of a Secret American Empire by Mark Arax, Rick Wartzman ISBN: 1-58648-028-6 Publisher: PublicAffairs Pub. Date: October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.8 (5 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: LARGEST LAKE IN THE US DRAINED FOR AGRICULTURE
Comment: Mark Arax and Rick Wartzman have compiled and written a wonderfully comprehensive book on the struggle between man and nature as well as on man and the political machine. The story of J.G. Boswell and the taking of Tulare Lake is nothing short of an incredible tale of how a family of humble beginnings could become the largest farming operation in the United States. Arax and Wartzman are to be congratulated for their survival through years of research and writing of a book that will remain a classic of California history for years to come. Seen by many who are connected with the Boswell empire as a threat, the book lays out the details of how the company systematically gained thousands of acre feet of water rights in a drought-threatened San Joaquin Valley. It is a well rounded book telling a fantastic true story. The Boswell company should be proud of their success as should Mark and Rick in theirs. Booksellers in the San Joaquin Valley can't keep it in stock and have sold thousands of copies to local residents. It is a story that people want to know about.
Rating: 5
Summary: Boswell's story embraces the growth & history of California
Comment: King Of California is the true story of J.G. Boswell and a strong history of early California politics. King Of California tells the elusive story of a farmer who thumbed his nose at nature, politicians and reporters alike - one who owned more agricultural acreage and river water than any other land baron in the West. Boswell's story embraces the growth and history of California and is packed from cover to cover with historical drama and insights.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent for anyone interested in large scale farming
Comment: Excellent history of the Boswell family. Very interesting reading. The authors described many technical aspects of production agriculture in suprising detail considering that they are reporters and not agriculture specialists.
Anyone involved in farm management, agriculture economics, environmental management or agricultural water management will enjoy reading this book.
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Title: Mexifornia: A State of Becoming by Victor Davis Hanson ISBN: 1893554732 Publisher: Encounter Books Pub. Date: June, 2003 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Where I Was From by Joan Didion ISBN: 0679433325 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $23.00 |
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Title: In My Father's Name by Mark Arax ISBN: 0671010026 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A Dangerous Place : California's Unsettling Fate by Marc Reisner ISBN: 0679420118 Publisher: Pantheon Books Pub. Date: 11 February, 2003 List Price(USD): $22.00 |
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Title: Industrial Cowboys: Miller & Lux and the Transformation of the Far West, 1850-1920 by David Igler ISBN: 0520226585 Publisher: University of California Press Pub. Date: 03 September, 2001 List Price(USD): $37.50 |
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