Power and Control in the Imperial Valley
Nature, Agribusiness, and Workers on the California Borderland, 1900-1940
978-1-62349-463-6 Paperback
6 x 9 x 0 in
288 pp. 14 b&w photos. Bib. Index.
Pub Date: 04/22/2016
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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.
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