Nathan Corliss
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Unreal City
- Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West
- De: Judith Nies
- Narrado por: Coleen Marlo
- Duración: 9 h y 13 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 33
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 29
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 30
An epic struggle over land, water, and power is erupting in the American West and the halls of Washington, DC. It began when a 4,000-square-mile area of Arizona desert called Black Mesa was divided between the Hopi and Navajo tribes. To the outside world, it was a land struggle between two fractious Indian tribes; to political insiders and energy corporations, it was a divide-and-conquer play for the 21 billion tons of coal beneath Black Mesa. Today, that coal powers cheap electricity for Los Angeles, a new water aqueduct into Phoenix, and the neon dazzle of Las Vegas.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Horribly Informational and Tragic
- De Nathan Corliss en 07-22-15
- Unreal City
- Las Vegas, Black Mesa, and the Fate of the West
- De: Judith Nies
- Narrado por: Coleen Marlo
Horribly Informational and Tragic
Revisado: 07-22-15
As some one who is from the American West and resided in the southwest for the last 5 years, I am sickened by the information provided by this book. I'm one of the many who opted for comfort in the SW rather than consider the real water and energy issues that facilitate my existence.
Though this book jumps around quite a lot, the information is robust and easily digestible. It articulately describes the development of the southwest from settlers, Mormons, coal, politics, to Native American land writes as well as the implications to water, and energy caused by the battle for well being.
The cadence of the narrator takes a little getting used to, once done, the listen was smooth sailing.
This is a must listen.
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