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They also spent time exploring the area's many natural wonders and finding the best attractions

studying and documenting the rock art sites in the upper Mojave Desert

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and the boom times were over

Cadillac Desert - The American West and Its Disappearing Water california mammals From river otters and minksThe story of the American West is the story of a relentless quest for a precious resource: water. It is a tale of rivers diverted and dammed, of political corruption and intrigue, of billion dollar battles over water rights, of ecologic and economic disaster. In Cadillac Desert Marc Reisner writes of the earliest settlers, lured by the promise of paradise, and of the ruthless tactics employed by Los Angeles politicians and business interests to ensure