Power and Control in the Imperial Valley: Nature, Agribusiness, and Workers on the California Borderland, 1900-1940 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781623494636)

Power and Control in the Imperial Valley examines the evolution of irrigated farming in the Imperial-Mexicali Valley, an arid desert straddling the California-Baja California border. Bisected by the international boundary line, the valley drew American investors determined to harness the nearby Colorado River to irrigate a million acres on both sides of the border. The "conquest" of the environment was a central theme in the history of the valley.

Colonization in the valley began with the construction of a sixty-mile aqueduct from the Colorado River in California through Mexico. Initially, Mexico held authority over water delivery until settlers persuaded Congress to construct the All-American Canal. Control over land and water formed the basis of commercial agriculture and in turn enabled growers to use the state to procure inexpensive, plentiful immigrant workers.

Author: Benny J. Andr駸
ISBN-10: 162349463X
ISBN-13: 9781623494636
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/22/2016
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.60d