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Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West
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Lawrence Rakestraw; Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West, Western Historical Quarterly, Volume 18, Issue 3, 1 July 1987, Pages
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Metadata
- Authors
- Rakestraw, L., & Worster, D.
- Venue
- The Western Historical Quarterly
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 1987-07
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 349
- ISSN
- 0043-3810 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2160719124
- Cited by
- 636
- References
- 0
- FWCI
- 33.14
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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