Description:
Water--or the lack of it--has profoundly shaped the arid American West. On Idaho's Snake River Plain, the irrigation process has been particularly complex, influenced by local and national politics, geography, and technology. Hugh T. Lovin's insightful essays thoroughly examine the transformation and controversy related to the region's irrigation.
Brief description:
Hugh T. Lovin (1928-2014), was a fourth-generation Idahoan and Boise State University history professor from 1966 through 1993. He earned a master's degree in history at Washington State University, and a PhD at the University of Washington. He was the editor of Labor and the West, an anthology published by Sunflower University Press, and wrote for many different historical journals.
Review Quotes:
"Taken together, [Lovin's essays] represent the most detailed, well-researched, and comprehensive account of the development and evolution of irrigation on the Snake River Plain. Perhaps the most important contribution this book will make is its underlying arguments and analysis about federalism, corruption, and environmental challenge."
--Laura Woodworth-Ney, Executive Vice President and Provost, Professor of History, Idaho State University