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Autore |
Porter Charles R. <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Spanish water, Anglo water : early development in San Antonio / / Charles R. Porter Jr |
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College Station [Tex.], : Texas A&M University Press, c2009 |
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ISBN |
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1-299-05384-X |
1-60344-325-8 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (196 p.) |
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Collana |
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Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; ; no. 113 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Water rights - Texas - San Antonio - History |
Water-supply - Social aspects - Texas - San Antonio - History |
Water-supply - Political aspects - Texas - San Antonio - History |
Water - Texas - San Antonio - Distribution - Management - History |
Land tenure - Texas - San Antonio - History |
Irrigation canals and flumes - Texas - San Antonio - History |
San Antonio (Tex.) History |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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God's water -- Droughts and deluges -- The country of 1,100 springs -- Eyewitness reports of God's water -- Spain and Mexico's water, 1718-1836 -- Missions settle San Antonio -- Acequia technology -- Derecho Indiano : law with justice -- Water, land, and work -- Conflict, cooperation, and compromise -- Republic of Texas and United States water, 1836-1902 -- New people, old laws -- Acequias overwhelmed -- The first water works company -- Water : politicians' "gold". |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Porter offers a meticulous chronicling of the origins and often-contentious development of water rights in San Antonio from its Spanish settlement through the beginning of the twentieth century. |
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