{"product_id":"power-and-control-in-the-benny-j-andrs-9781623494636","title":"Power and Control in the Imperial Valley: Nature, Agribusiness, and Workers on the California Borderland, 1900-1940","description":"\u003ci\u003ePower and Control in the Imperial Valley\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benny J. Andr駸\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 162349463X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623494636\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.20w x 0.60d","brand":"Benny J. Andr駸","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616695218431,"sku":"9781623494636","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7f2c953d-987c-4cb2-a5d7-f0f434074d8d.jpg?v=1703021779","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/power-and-control-in-the-benny-j-andrs-9781623494636","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}