The earliest published history of California's Imperial Valley, an 8,000 square mile region located in the southern part of the Colorado Desert. Documenting the pioneer period in the Valley's history, which roughly corresponds with the first decade of the 20th century, Howe and Hall provide abundant details concerning the irrigation project directed by Charles Rockwood and George Chaffey that turned part of the desert into rich agricultural and residential lands. Also includes information on Valley's history before modern settlement, the accidental formation of the Salton Sea, and several early settlers.
The History of Imperial County, California by Finis C. Farr, first published in 1918, is a rare manuscript, the original residing in one of the great libraries of the world. This book is a reproduction of that original, which has been scanned and cleaned by state-of-the-art publishing tools for better readability and enhanced appreciation. Restoration Editors' mission is to bring long out of print manuscripts back to life. Some smudges, annotations or unclear text may still exist, due to permanent damage to the original work. We believe the literary significance of the text justifies offering this reproduction, allowing a new generation to appreciate it.
From the author of Europe Central, winner of the National Book Award, a journalistic tour de force along the Mexican-American border – a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award For generations of migrant workers, Imperial Country has held the promise of paradise and the reality of hell. It sprawls across a stirring accidental sea, across the deserts, date groves and labor camps of Southeastern California, right across the border into Mexico. In this eye-opening book, William T. Vollmann takes us deep into the heart of this haunted region, exploring polluted rivers and guarded factories and talking with everyone from Mexican migrant workers to border patrolmen. Teeming with patterns, facts, stories, people and hope, this is an epic study of an emblematic region.
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.
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 65. Chapters: Former settlements in Imperial County, California, Imperial County, California geography stubs, Landforms of Imperial County, California, Populated places in Imperial County, California, Protected areas of Imperial County, California, San Diego-Imperial, California, Wilderness Areas within the Lower Colorado River Valley, Imperial Beach, California, Imperial Valley, Salton Sea, Algodones Dunes, Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge, All-American Canal, South Bay, San Diego, List of LCRV Wilderness Areas, Whipple Mountains, Kofa National Wildlife Refuge, San Jacinto Fault Zone, Chocolate Mountains, Turtle Mountains, Maria fold and thrust belt, List of mountain ranges of the Lower Colorado River Valley, Lake Cahuilla, Big Maria Mountains, Riverside Mountains, Mopah Range, Imperial National Wildlife Refuge, Alamo Canal, Picacho, California, Warm Springs Wilderness, Whipple Mountains Wilderness, McCoy Mountains, Salton Sink, Brock Reservoir, Slab City, Arica Mountains, List of Arizona Wilderness Areas, Low Desert, Truckhaven, California, Bigelow Cholla Garden Wilderness, Havasu Wilderness, Plaster City, California, Little Picacho Wilderness, Andrade, California, Indian Pass Wilderness, Imperial Reservoir, Laguna Salada Fault, Glamis, California, Aubrey Peak Wilderness, Muggins Mountains Wilderness, California Development Company, Mount Tipton Wilderness, Fish Creek Mountains Wilderness, Clark County Wetlands Park, Ogilby Hills, Palo Verde Mountains, Blue Angels Peak, Trigo Mountains Wilderness, Little Mule Mountains, Superstition Hills, Black Hills, Yuha Buttes, Bonds Corner, California, Cibola National Wildlife Refuge, Imperial Valley Transit, Araz, California, Kane Spring, California, Rockwood, California, Mesquite Mine, Carrizo Impact Area, Mundo, California, Bard, California, Cactus, California, Picacho...
