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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816581403321

Autore

Porter Charles R. <1952->

Titolo

Spanish water, Anglo water : early development in San Antonio / / Charles R. Porter Jr

Pubbl/distr/stampa

College Station [Tex.], : Texas A&M University Press, c2009

ISBN

1-299-05384-X

1-60344-325-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (196 p.)

Collana

Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University ; ; no. 113

Disciplina

333.91009764/351

Soggetti

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

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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".

Sommario/riassunto

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.