Spanish water, Anglo water [electronic resource] : early development in San Antonio / Charles R. Porter Jr.
By: Porter, Charles R.
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BookSeries: Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A&M University: no. 113.Publisher: College Station [Tex.] : Texas A&M University Press, c2009Edition: 1st ed.Description: xii, 181 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.Subject(s): 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.) -- HistoryGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 333.91009764/351 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Includes bibliographical references and index.
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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