Lucas Bessire
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
xiv, 246 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"This book-the first ethnography of water conservation on the Great Plains-provides an account of High Plains aquifer decline through an exploration of the different ways in which heartland residents inhabit and understand the imminent depletion of groundwater. This literary ethnography offers a vividly sketched look into the lives and stories of this community, based on interviews with members of the community such as fellow farmers and state regulators,...