{"product_id":"vision-in-the-desert-carl-hayden-and-hydropolitics-in-the-american-southwest-9780875653105","title":"Vision in the Desert: Carl Hayden and Hydropolitics in the American Southwest","description":"Set in both the arid lands of Arizona and the political backdrop of Washington, D.C., \u003ci\u003eVision in the Desert\u003c\/i\u003e documents the life and career of longtime Arizona senator, Carl Hayden. One of the most powerful figures in the United States Congress, Hayden's public service career, centered on water and its distribution, is inseparable from the history of the West and the development of arid lands. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eElected to the House of Representatives in 1911, Hayden began a fifty-seven-year career in the U.S. Congress, serving as a Democratic House Representative for fifteen years and then as a Senator from 1927 to 1969. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe issues of the development of the Colorado River occupied the majority of Hayden's congressional work. The authorization of the Central Arizona Project (CAP) in 1968, at the end of the senator's long career, highlights all of Hayden's efforts concerning this lifestream of the Southwest, making possible the distribution of water to the growing urban areas of Phoenix and Tucson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack L. August  Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas Christian University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/15\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780875653105\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHistorian, Fulbright scholar, and native Arizonan, Jack L. August Jr.. is executive director of the Barry Goldwater Center for the Southwest and Visiting Scholar in Legal History, Snell \u0026amp; Wilmer L.L.P. He is the former director of the Arizona Historical Foundation and has served as a professor of history at Arizona State University and Prescott College. August has published extensively on the American West.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Texas Christian University Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40226876719219,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_e4a3ffa7-b21d-41a6-9d9f-55bad1dd4782.jpg?v=1656768889","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/vision-in-the-desert-carl-hayden-and-hydropolitics-in-the-american-southwest-9780875653105","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}