Description: The Yuma reclamation project

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The Yuma reclamation project irrigation, Indian allotment, and settlement along the lower Colorado River /

A history of the Yuma Reclamation Project, authorized in 1904, one of the first federal irrigation projects in the Western United States, which exemplified the range of difficulties associated with settling the arid West, including Indian lands.

Main Author:	Sauder, Robert A.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Reno : University of Nevada Press, [2009]
Physical Description:	xix, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Reclamation of land -- Arizona -- Yuma Valley -- History -- 20th century. Irrigation -- Arizona -- Yuma Valley -- History -- 20th century. Indian allotments -- Arizona -- Yuma Valley -- History -- 20th century. Indians of North America -- Arizona -- Yuma Valley -- History -- 20th century. Land settlement -- Arizona -- Yuma Valley -- History -- 20th century. Irrigation -- Political aspects -- West (U.S.) -- History -- 20th century. Yuma Valley (Ariz.) -- History -- 20th century. Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- History -- 20th century. Yuma Valley (Ariz.) -- Environmental conditions. Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental conditions.

Summary:	A history of the Yuma Reclamation Project, authorized in 1904, one of the first federal irrigation projects in the Western United States, which exemplified the range of difficulties associated with settling the arid West, including Indian lands.
Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references and index. The final frontier -- Quechan land -- Early irrigation ventures -- The Yuma project -- Allotment -- Bard -- Yuma valley travails -- Distress and discontent -- Reclamation and retrospect -- Epilogue. A history of the Yuma Reclamation Project, authorized in 1904, one of the first federal irrigation projects in the Western United States, which exemplified the range of difficulties associated with settling the arid West, including Indian lands.
Physical Description:	xix, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780874177831 0874177839