Power and control in the Imperial Valley : nature, agribusiness, and workers on the California borderland, 1900-1940 /
Benny J. Andres Jr. ; with a foreword by Sterling Evans.
- First edition.
- College Station, Texas : Texas A&M University Press, (c)2015.
- 1 online resource.
- Connecting the greater west series .
Includes bibliographies and index.
Introduction -- "Subjugating" the Colorado River -- Colonizing the desert -- Racial agribusiness -- Racial labor -- The gospel of labor rebellion -- Conclusion -- Afterword.
9781623492199
Irrigation farming--Economic aspects--Imperial Valley (Calif. and Mexico)