Summitt, April R., authorUniversity Press of Colorado, publisher2007-01-032007-01-032013http://hdl.handle.net/10217/87453Includes bibliographical references and index.Part 1. A river through time -- Conquering the wild Colorado: the river before 1945 -- Farming the desert: agricultural water demands -- Saving the river: the environmental movement -- Sharing the shortage: a river in control -- Part 2. Currents of today -- The metropolis and the desert: growing cities in the west -- Owning the river: Indian water rights and settlements -- Crossing the border: US-Mexico relations and the river -- The water market: banking and selling the Colorado River -- Conclusion.born digitalbooksengCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.All rights reserved. User is responsible for compliance. Please contact University Press of Colorado at https://upcolorado.com/our-books/rights-and-permissions for use information.Water-supply -- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- HistoryWater rights -- Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- HistoryColorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- HistoryColorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico) -- HistoryColorado River (Colo.-Mexico) -- Environmental conditionsTextAccess is limited to the Adams State University, Colorado State University, Colorado State University Pueblo, Community College of Denver, Fort Lewis College, Metropolitan State University Denver, Regis University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, University of Colorado Denver, University of Denver, University of Northern Colorado, University of Wyoming, Utah State University and Western Colorado University communities only.