Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vi
3. Illustrations vii
4. Foreword ix
5. Acknowledgments xi
6. Introduction 1
7. 1 Prehistory: From Clovis Hunters to Corn Farmers 13
8. 2 Navajos, Paiutes, and Utes: Views of a Sacred Land 29
9. 3 Exploration and Science: Defining Terra Incognita 42
10. 4 Livestock: Cows, Feed, and Floods 65
11. 5 Agriculture: Ditches, Droughts, and Disasters 84
12. 6 City Building: Farming the Triad 99
13. 7 Mining: Black and Yellow Gold in Redrock Country 113
14. 8 The Federal Government: Dams, Tamarisk, and Pikeminnows 129
15. 9 San Juan of the Imagination: Local and National Values 150
16. Epilogue Visions: Flowing from the Sunrise or a Water Spigot? 167
17. Notes 172
18. Bibliography 198
19. Index 212